Initially overcast but warm with a light NE wind, but brightening up with tummy intervals as the day wore on.

The purple patch continued this morning with another new bird for the year.

Drakelow Nature Reserve Saturday 26th May 2018 0815-1630.

Butterfly transect day for me at Woodside Farm Nature Resreve today.

Drakelow reed warbler.

The 24th was a good day as amongst a large gathering of big Gulls once again we found a juvenile Iceland Gull.

Day two of north-easterly winds and once again the anticipation was not met with a result. Indeed they produced nothing but that doesn't mean it was a bad day.

An evening walk around the reserve produced 15 bird species.

Back garden swift sightings in Grindleford.

Common pipistrelle