Rained throughout the tennis in Paris, a week of sunshine, and then back to rain when the football started. If we got rid of French sport would we get rid of the rain ?
Limited trips out, especially last week with thunderstorms every day.

Trip to Angers 7th June revealed a lot more Cattle Egrets than seen before. The river was very high meaning I could not get to Lac du Maine as the paths from the city were under water.
However, this worked in my favour as I had to stick to a 70% flooded Parc de Balzac on the other side of the road to Lac du Maine. I have previously only seen about half a dozen Cattle Egrets at the lake as they are hidden away in trees, but in one particular flooded picnic area at Balzac I counted at least 30 moving around with a few Little Egrets. I also saw a few others flying back and forth over the road.

10th June in Chambiers Forest gave me my first French Short-toed Eagle. I was watching a Purple Heron in the top of a tree at the opposite end of the smaller lake when this cracking bird flew across the lake between me and the heron. It flew around the lake before dropping down to the ground out of sight amongst the shrubbery near the heron. I decided to hang around for a while to see if it it would fly up again but had no luck. A report I found on the internet regarding French Short-toed Eagles says that birds have been returning to areas of The Loire region where they had disappeared from, their most northerly breeding areas.
On the same visit I had some unusual behaviour from a couple of Western Bonelli's Warblers. I have been hearing them high up in the very tall conifers, but this time a couple were low down in a small broad-leafed tree. They only called when a Wren in the ferns by the bottom of the tree called, and they seemed to be calling back to the Wren.

16th June at Cre NR. I finally got to see a Fan-tailed Warbler/Zitting Cisticola. I normally see Reed Warblers moving around the side of a boardwalk leading to a small pond. This time I had a good view of one of these very small beauties flying away before it dropped into the reedbed.

A good day around the farm yesterday.
Around lunchtime yesterday as me and my sister got to the farmyard entrance she put the brakes on and shreiked "what is that bird" as we nearly ran it over. My first Grey-headed Woodpecker of this trip.
Presumably it was feeding on ants in the road and was reluctant to move until we nearly hit it. It flew across the menage giving good clear views.
As usual in the evening I wandered outside at half time in the footy to listen to the farmyard birds instead of the waffling pundits. A Stone Curlew flew low over my head and then landed in the field with the horses. I watched it wandering around with the horses for about 10 minutes. The first time I have seen one on the ground inside the farm boundaries, although I have had them flying through very low. Also one of the very few I have seen that made no noise in flight when it flew in. Made up for that with the racket it made when flying off.

Hi Chris, Great Spotted Woodpeckers did seem less frequent for the first couple of weeks but gradually I came across them in all the usual areas.

It did occur to me that the Common Redstarts by the village school were in an area that I have seen Black Redstarts on all my visits. I will be checking them out for breeding as I have only seen Common Redstarts on passage before and on checking my monthly previous records I found that I have not seen any in May before.

Good luck with your birding.
Cheers, David.

Some of the more interesting birds around other local areas visited in May.

River Loire through Durtal :-
Grey Wagtails seem to have had a god breeding season. Lots of youngsters.
Mediterranean Gulls, Comm Tern, Swifts, Sand Martins (presumably from the breeding colony in a sand quarry just outside the town), House Martins, Swallows, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Short-toed Treecreeper, Golden Oriole, Serin, Cirl Bunting.

Chambiers Forest :-
Great Crested Grebes, Little Grebes, Purple Heron, Mallards, Coots, Buzzard, Kestrel, numerous Cuckoos, Hoopoe, Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Tree Pipits, a couple of Nightingales seen in flight, Black Redstarts, the usual commoner warbler species + Wood Warblers, Goldcrests, Spotted Flycatchers, Crested Tits, Linnets, Cirl Buntings, & Yellowhammers.

Bazouges :-
Common Sandpiper on the river,
Redstarts by a junior school. Looked like a pair. Cracking view of a male after it landed on a steel barrier in front of me. Will check for breeding, but obviously at the weekend when the kids are not there.
Firecrest at the disused caravan site. Cracking views through the binoculars while it was on the outside of the trees, but as usually happens when I got the camera out it darted about in the trees. One day I will get a good photo of one.

Cre NR :-
Fairly quiet after migration, but seemed to be a lot more Reed Warblers than in recent years.
Highlight was a Hobby. Seen hunting across the reedbeds before it landed and spent some time perched in a dead tree giving good views.

Les Lacs de le Monnerie (La Fleche) :-
The sand plant has now discontinued leaving the lake it was extracting from looking really good for future birding. Still only able to view from the footpath between the two lakes but good birding areas can be seen clearly. Telescope handy for distant areas.
The two islands full of breeding Mediterranean Gulls.
A large sandbank at the top end ideal for Sand Martins. I have only seen a few on passage in previous years here but they are now all over these lakes.
Good sandy areas around the edge of the lake now and no disturbance from machinery any more. Makes me wonder which waders may have dropped in on migration this year, especially as I had a Redshank, my first locally, although I have had one previously further afield a few years ago.
Other birds around these lakes included Great Crested Grebes, Cormorants, Mallards, Coots, Black-headed Gulls, Common Terns, Swallows, White Wagtails, Cetti's Warblers, Sedge Warblers, & Reed Warblers.

Loire in La Fleche :-
The only place I see Rooks locally is in the Rookery here.
Grey Wagtails with young, Common Terns, and usual town centre birds.

Lac Du Maine (Angers) :-
I have missed out here in the last couple of years so was overdue to start visiting again. Had a short visit a week ago to check if Cattle Egrets & Little Terns were still using the lake.
A few Cattle Egrets were nesting with the Little Egrets, Cormorants, & Grey Herons.
Numerous Little Egrets on buoys and feeding around the lake. Also had a Common Tern, a Whiskered Tern, & a Black Tern.
Also spotted Yellow-legged Gulls, Great Crested Grebes, & Little Grebes.
My sister has now joined a "Nordic walking group for patients of the Angers Cancer Hospital" so hopefully I will have some more reports from here over the next few weeks when she goes off walking whilst I scan the lake. We should have gone there today but she got a text from the leader of the group cancelling as an orange weather warning had been issued.
BLOODY FRENCH WEATHER.

Left Loire yesterday morning. Only a few trips away from the farm over the last few weeks

Bird highlight without doubt was one of our breeding Golden Orioles chasing off a Sparrowhawk.

Only lifer was a Chequered Skipper butterfly. After years of searching for one I found this one on a pile of horse muck which I was about to remove from the farm field.

Lots of work around the farm at the moment so only limited wanderings around local countryside.

Spotted Flycatcher in centre of Durtal an addition to this year's bird list.

Yesterday spent some time around Chambiers Forest.
A large falcon in a lakeside tree, making a few forays across the lake had me confused. Was on the far side of the lake so only got record shots but was able to identify it as a Lanner when I checked the photos later. Maybe an escape but great to watch anyway. Certainly behaved like a wild bird. My nephew has also seen a similar sized falcon whilst working about 5 miles away, and as we only get Peregrines here in winter probably the same bird as this one.
Purple Heron now seems resident at the lake.

Have added two lifers to butterfly list :-
Lulworth Skipper & Alcon Blue.
Fresh looking Painted Ladies now appearing.

Drooping Star of Bethlehem, Knapweed Broomrape, & Navelwort among other flora lifers.

First Red-backed Shrike of the year yesterday. Watched a male move along the top of a thicket taking distant photos. Eventually it started displaying but it was only when I checked my photos later that I saw a female immediately beneath it, quite well hidden inside the thicket.

Finally took Quail off my heard only list. Heard it calling very close to the gite near the stable entrance. Went to check it out and saw it fly across the horse field before it landed at the far side of the field. Has been calling in the same areas for a few nights. Corncrakes also calling nightly a little further away.

Meadow Fritillary a lifer on my butterfly list.
Numbers of Painted Ladies reported from Spain the best since 2009. My local ones looking very worn now.

Weather getting back to normal for here after lots of rain & then strong winds.

Star bird for the trip will probably be a Booted Eagle which turned up near the farm on Monday. Flew past me very close as I meandered along a farm track. It then spent some time upsetting all the Feral Pigeons at the nearest farm to me, and flew across the fields away from me. Not very far as a couple of hours later Ian came back to the farm from Durtal and said he had passed an unusual long winged raptor, nothing like the usual stuff here. That is where it was heading.
My third sighting here, but the first for over 5 years, the previous two being in the same area as this one. Have not seen it again, and the area I am talking about is visible from the farm.

Today I finally managed to get a House Martin. Hooray !

At last we have some warmer sunny weather. Beautiful & Banded Demoiselles out now.
Butterflies now include Scarce Swallowtail, Duke of Burgundy, Brown Argus, and some blues which I need to check photos of later.

Flora of the week a Lady Orchid.

NW wind Monday, but SW wind since then. Not much migrant activity to report, but an increase in local breeding birds.
Good day Tuesday but quiet all other days.

Tuesday report :-
50+ Sand Martins at our local sand quarry. Not seen them on previous visits. They looked very interested in the large banks of sand but cannot see them nesting as the big yellow truck digs out that area a few times a day. Still no House Martins anywhere !

Firecrest (with a small flock of Crested Tits) & a Reeve's Pheasant in Chambiers Forest.

Almost back at the farm when I spotted a male Hen Harrier flying towards the farm. Then had it fly back and past me towards Durtal. Maybe explains why we had a pile of feathers in the ménage from one of the silky hens !

A couple of Corncrakes calling at dusk, as was the Nightingale.


Good luck to everyone with the Hoopoe. Cracking birds.
After seeing none anywhere here last year looks like we may have a breeding pair by the farm this year. Will never tire of seeing them in the horse fields.

Been very hot all week even with that pesky NE breeze. Not much movement early in the week but much more going on today.

First Reed Warblers Monday & Tuesday. Hoopoe at the farm Monday.

First Turtle Dove back at the farm Tuesday. Nice to hear something else purring instead of the cats.

Numerous Tree Pipits spread around the area on Wednesday & today. Hoopoe again at the farm Wednesday.

Four new species for the trip today:-
Golden Orioles in two different places, including forest behind the farm.
3 Yellow Wagtails together in a field. One flew off before a proper identification, the two remaining ones Blue-headed.
Grasshopper Warbler reeling.
Small flock of Pochards on a local lake.

Over the last hour at the farm we have had 4 Swallows checking out the barn, a Cuckoo in a farmyard tree, and the purring Turtle Dove.

Pochard, Turtle Dove, Swift, and Grasshopper Warbler are all firsts for me in April here.

Other wildlife enjoying the hot conditions include :-
Grass Snake swimming in Chambiers Lake.
Marsh Frogs, Common Frogs, Edible Frogs (French lifer, probably seen them before but not able to confirm until I got a photo today), Green Lizards, Wall Lizards.
Downy Emerald dragonflies & a few species of damselflies.
Butterflies include :- Western Dappled White (lifer), Green Hairstreak (French lifer), Map, Common Swallowtail, Mallow Skipper, Large Wall Brown.
Best flower certainly a Lords & Ladies.

Weather due to get wet at the weekend as in Britain.

3 Swifts in Cre village this morning.
Nothing new on nature reserve but I had 5 Common Terns heading north along the river over a 20 minute period. Another Common Tern on a small island at nearby lakes.
Western Bonelli's Warbler in local forest on usual territory to my previous visits over the years.

Cheers for that Roger !. Corrected myself once and thought I had got away with it. Presumably extra smelly cow muck from a nearby farm. Horse muck is from our horses collected by your's truly for the last 3 weeks !

Blanket of mist dropped in during breakfast this morning. Set off for morning jaunt anyway and first bird I saw as I left farmyard was a cracking male Redstart a few yards away on "pongy field".

Cre NR this morning (warm & sunny by the time I got there) :-
Two Marsh Harriers, one of them carrying nesting material into the reed beds. Only seen them on passage before.
Wryneck in a field also a new species for the trip.
Male Garganey. Since my first report of Garganey I have seen males on each visit, & the odd female a couple of times.
A few Serins at the reserve. Normally only see them in the village, one of which was on a television ariel this morning.
Still not heard Sedge Warblers or Reed Warblers. Listened for them over the noise from breeding Grey Herons, Cetti's Warblers, Marsh Frogs, and a pair of Coypu shouting to each other.
Can be quite noisy with that lot !

On the way back to the farm had a Wheatear & a Crested Lark together by the roadside.

Back to a south/SW wind. Only have to open the gite door in a morning to smell the farmers fields to realise where the wind is coming from. His manure includes some of our horse muck which he mixed in, but he obviously had some much smellier stuff of his own !

Yesterday lunchtime I was sat outside the gite enjoying a beer and a bacon butty when a Hoopoe dropped out of the willow tree in front of me and landed in the farmyard. Stayed for a few minutes until Priscilla the Peahen saw it and did not like it at all.

This morning added Nightingale and Whitethroat to this year's trip list.

Good forecast for migrants over the next week.

Wheatear & Willow Warbler yesterday.

Today ay Cre NR (English translation = Swamp at Cre-sur-Loir)
Male Garganey
Melodious Warbler
Willow Warbler (only a passage migrant here, breed further north)
2 Green Sandpipers & a Great Egret (supposed to be winter birds but see them all year here)

Dozens of Swallows and a few Sand Martins at nearby lakes

Only Tufted Ducks & Redwings seen moving through on Saturday.

Rain & strong wind all day yesterday. At least the wind over the last few days has been South Westerly.

After a wet start this morning I headed for Cre NR.
Got shouted over by Thomas who works around the reserve. After he checked his phone for the English translation he told me a White Stork had been there earlier.
Reserve is full of water and perfect for migrating waders. Wood Sandpiper was a good start. Pretty sure that Common Sandpipers are overwintering birds.
Still checking areas for the White Stork I checked all overflying birds more closely than usual, and it paid off as I saw a strange bird following a Grey Heron. Managed a lifer with a Sacred Ibis.
Sacred Ibis were introduced to France in 1976. Large population now in Loire Estuary, with birds now along the coast up to Brittany, and in Eastern France. Still unusual inland in Western France, so delighted to get one in my local area.
Swallow near the farm this afternoon & 100+ Linnets.

Intend to report summer migrants heading your way, but had a day of winter migrants yesterday.

Started with a Swallow over the farm but then had to put up with a murky wet day more suited to Bromley Cross than France. However lots of Redwings dropped in. Dozens at Cre
Nature Reserve (even had a wintering Water Pipit here) and c200 birds at the farm when I got back, soaked through. My sister also had a skein of Bean Geese flying over the evening before as she drove back from town with my niece.

Only a few Redwings near the farm early this morning, but a couple of dozen Fieldfares (only one yesterday). A few Fieldfares heard this afternoon also.

A few more Redwings at Chambiers Forest mid morning, but then a summer bird.
A male Cuckoo calling constantly as I wandered around Chambiers Forest.

A few more flowers identified from November photos, and one new one in December, before I left on Thursday.

Chicory, Stinking Chamomile, Coneflower, & Angelica (the latter one in December).

Still very mild weather, with only a Golden Plover flying over to add to November list.

Wild flowers & shrubs with berries seen since 12th November :-
Agrimony, Balm, Black Medick, Black Nightshade, Bladder Campion, Blue Lettuce, Bramble, Broad-leaved Dock, Broom, Bugle, Bulrush, Burnet Saxifrage, Bush Vetch, Butcher's Broom,
Common Chickweed/Cleavers/Comfrey/Dog Violet/Duckweed/Field Speedwell/Fleabane/ Milkwort/Mouse-ear/Sorrel/Storksbill/Toadflax/Water-plantain,
Canadian Fleabane, Canadian Waterweed, Charlock, Coltsfoot, Coralroot Bittercress, Cowslip, Crab Apple (with apples), Creeping Buttercup, Creeping Thistle, Cross-leaved Heath,
Daisy, Dandelion, Dwarf Gorse, Dyer's Greenweed, Fat Hen, Field Bindweed, Field Scabious, French Cranesbill, Germander Speedwell, Gorse, Great Mullein, Greater Burdock, Greater Plantain, Greater Stitchwort, Ground Elder, Ground Ivy, Hairy Nightshade, Harebell, Hawthorn, Heather, Heath Bedstraw, Hedge Bedstraw, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Herb Robert, Hogweed, Holly, Honewort, Honeysuckle, Ivy, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Large-flowered Evening Primrose, Lesser Burdock, Lesser Dandelion, Lesser Periwinkle, Lesser Spearwort, Many-seeded Goosefoot, Marjoram, Meadow Cranesbill, Meadow Violet, Meadowsweet, Mugwort, nettle, Nipplewort, Ox-eye Daisy, Oxford Ragwort, Pale Toadflax, Parsley Water Dropwort, Pellitory of the Wall, Pencilled Cranesbill, Perforate St John's Wort, Pignut, Pink Purslane, Prickly Sow-thistle, Ragwort, Red Clover, Red Dead-nettle, Ribbed Melilot, Ribwort Plantain, Rough Chervil, Rough Hawksbeard, Scentless Mayweed, Self-heal, Shaggy Soldier, Shepherd's Purse, Slender Knapweed, Small Scabious, Smooth Sow-thistle, Spear Thistle, Spreading Bellflower, Sticky Groundsel, Stone Parsley, Strawberry Clover, Sun Spurge, Sunflower (numerous in farmer's field next to farm), Teasel, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Three-leaved Sandwort, Tufted Vetch, Upright Hedge Parsley, Viper's Bugloss, Viper's Grass, Wall Fumitory, Wall Lettuce, Water Forgetmenot, Welsh Poppy, White Clover, White Dead-nettle, Wild Parsnip, Wild Privet, Wild Radish, Wild Thyme, Winter Savory, Wood Sage, Yarrow, Yellow Oxalis, Zigzag Clover.

Has been a crazy month with flowers from all seasons, and a pair of lambs nearby.

Still some flowers to identify as Collins book covers Britain & Brittany, but not as far south as Loire Valley.

Still very mild weather here, with wild flower list since my last post up to 120. Still finding something new each day. Also had Clouded Yellow and Common Darter yesterday.

Only been getting ducks, Redwings, and Fieldfares, in general up to a couple of days ago. But things finally seem to be happening, especially about an hour ago when I heard geese approaching, sounding like Pink-footed Geese, as I was cleaning up horse manure. They appeared over the tops of the trees in V formation, going directly over my head as they headed south, and were obviously Bean Geese this far south. As the Collins Guide says, you need practice to tell the difference in their calls from Pink-footed Geese. I am not that good !

Saturday had a Marsh Harrier and 13 Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying over. To see one LBB Gull is very unusual around here.

Yellow-legged Gull along the river in Durtal this morning.

Wrong about the Stone Curlews having left in my last post. Farmers have been working during the day and throughout the night for over a week, mainly ploughing but also cutting maize.
They must have moved to different fields as I had 35 on the usual field a couple of days ago.

Monday 27th :-
First Fieldfare of the winter on local farmland.

Tuesday 28th :-
French lifer with a female Scaup, which got me looking into what a Scaup would be doing inland and this far south. Checking the distribution map in a French field guide I came up with birds wintering along the west coast to about level with this area, in Eastern France further South than here, and in the South of France on the Mediterranean.

Wednesday 29th :-
Two Firecrests along the Loire in Durtal. They flew across the front of my face and landing only a few feet away.
A longer walk than normal took me to Chambiers Forest on the other side of Durtal to try and find something different and work out a route to check all the lakes and ponds for when wintering ducks start to arrive. I have only made brief visits in the past with my sister so not really done a serious birding trip around this large forest.
Ring Ouzel and Green Sandpiper were surprises and the residents included Black Woodpecker, Crested Tit, and Marsh Tit.

Still got butterfly species around :-
Large White, Small White, Clouded Yellow, Small Copper, Red Admiral, Comma, Wall, & Speckled Wood.
Humming-bird Hawkmoths still out.

Lots of Siskins passing through yesterday.
Along the river in Bazouges I counted a flock of c50 birds flying over and then c170 birds in trees along the river bank.

Still got 30+ Stone Curlews on their field this morning.

Fields have been filling up with wintering migrants since the beginning of October, mainly Skylarks, Woodlarks, Crested Larks, Meadow Pipits, Lapwings, Carrion Crows, and Jackdaws.
Finally, after having had only Swallows passing through, things seem to be getting more interesting after this morning's wander around the local fields.

Flocks of 200+ Whites Wagtails & 50+ Goldfinches.
A couple of Corncrakes.

Noisy neighbours (Stone Curlews) still here. 17 seen in flight this morning, 26 a couple of days ago. Always probable that there are others on "their field" hidden away.This is also the field that the Lapwings have been using, 50+ birds now after only a single bird there at the start of the month.

I thought the Stone Curlews would have left by now, and will miss their calls, mainly at dusk, but also during darkness, when they do go.

As with Britain not the best August with most days since early in the month overcast, with some sunny spells.
Some migration late month, with Marsh Harrier, Wood Warbler, and Wood Sandpiper, the latter a French lifer. Seen a few days ago with Common Sandpipers on the banks of the Loire at Cre NR.

September already much better, with a sunny day at last, and first signs of proper migration.
Numerous Willow Warblers passing through and a Wheatear in "Stone Curlew field ". Post breeding /pre migration flock of Stone Curlews up to 26 birds. Easy to count when a Buzzard puts them up.

Lots of moth lifers, the highlight being a Drinker and an Eyed Hawk-moth inside the gite at the same time, the latter making a lot of noise flying into the beams !

Looks like I will be needed here until at least mid November so lots of migration to check on.

Arrived 31st May and returning home tomorrow. Extended stay as my sister had some major surgery (I was Head Honcho on the farm while she was in hospital for a week) and changed my flight to keep working on the farm/stopping her doing anything. Therefore not much time spent away from the farm.

Farm highlights :-
Golden Orioles for the first 10 days or so, and a daily Cuckoo. All these had left by mid month.
Stone Curlews, Nightjars, Corncrakes, and Quail heard at dusk, the latter also during the day. Quail eggs from the aviary washed down with a glass of wine.
Black Woodpecker flying through the farm when it was my turn to "wet my lips"
This morning I kept hearing a Hoopoe whilst cleaning up after the horses. On the way back to the stables it landed on a wire over the field I was in. Great view but unfortunately I only had a pitchfork and wheelbarrow not my camera. After a couple of minutes it flew off towards our friend's house down the lane but could not find it again when I went down there later.
Other birds around included Buzzards, Mediterranean Gulls flying over, Turtle Doves, Skylarks, Stonechats, Cirl Buntings, Green Woodpeckers, and Great Spotted Woodpeckers.

Full species lists for farm/farmland, Durtal, Cre, Bazouges, and La Fleche :-

Birds :-
Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Little Egret, Great Egret, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Black Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Buzzard, Goshawk, Sparrowhawk, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Kestrel, Pheasant, Grey Partridge, Red-legged Partridge, Quail, Water Rail, Corncrake, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Stone Curlew, Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Common Tern, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Turtle Dove, Cuckoo, Tawny Owl, Nightjar, Swift, Kingfisher, Hoopoe, Black Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wryneck, Woodlark, Skylark, Crested Lark, Sand Martin, House Martin, Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Tawny Pipit (French lifer), Grey Wagtail, White Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Black Redstart, Stonechat, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Melodious Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Crested Tit, Marsh Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Short-toed Treecreeper, Red-backed Shrike, Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Starling, Golden Oriole, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet, Serin, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Cirl Bunting, Yellowhammer.

Mammals :-
Coypu, Beech Marten heard and droppings seen, Pine Marten Droppings seen, dead Moles on country lanes, House Mice in aviary, Pipistrelles, and a large unidentified bat.

Amphibians/reptiles :-
Common Frog, Marsh Frog, Tree Frog, Wall Lizard, Green Lizard, Slow-worm, Aescalupian Snake (road kill).

Butterflies :-
Mallow Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Scarce Swallowtail, Wood White, Black-veined White, Green-veined White, Large White, Small White, Clouded Yellow, Berger's Clouded Yellow, Small Copper, Sooty Copper, Small Blue, Holly Blue, Large Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Adonis Blue, Silver-washed Fritillary, Queen of Spain Fritillary, Knapweed Fritillary, Glanville Fritillary, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, White Admiral, Southern White Admiral, Speckled Wood, Wall, Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Marbled White.

Damselflies :-
Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Copper Demoiselle, Emerald, Blue-tailed, Common Blue, Azure, Large Red, White-legged, Orange White-legged.

Dragonflies :-
Migrant Hawker, Norfolk Hawker, Western Clubtail, Four-spotted Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer, Keeled Skimmer, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Scarlet Darter.

Moths included :-
Agapeta hamana, Agapeta zoegana, Blood-vein, Brimstone, Brown House-moth, Cinnabar, Clouded Border, Common Emerald, Common Fan-foot, Common Footman, Common Wainscot, Green Oak Tortrix, Green Pug, Hummingbird Hawk-moth, Lace Border, Large Yellow Underwing, Latticed Heath, Light Brown Apple Moth, Magpie, Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet, Silver Y, Small Blood-vein, Small Dusty Wave, Small Fan-footed Wave, Small Magpie, Spotted Sulphur, Straw Dot, Swallow-tailed, White Ermine, Willow Beauty.
Lots of photos to check when I get home.

Before leaving for the airport on Saturday morning I managed to add Whinchat and Whitethroat to my list.

Moths that I have managed to identify :-
Agapeta zoegana, Alder Kitten, Blood-vein, Brimstone, Beautiful Arches, Brown China-mark, Chinese Character, Coronet, Deep-brown Dart, European Corn-borer, Feathered Gothic, Hummingbird Hawkmoth, Light Emerald, Mottled Beauty, Marbled Green, Oncocera semirubella, Portland Ribbon Wave, Pale-rose Saffron, Rose-lined Saffron, Riband Wave, Silver Y, Straw Dot, Small Purple-barred, Small Blood-vein, Sitochroa palealis, Snout, Vestal, Willow Beauty.
(Lots of others unable to identify)