Today along the river

A fine day with the river bank alive! Warbler fledgelings now fending for themselves with abundant insect food in the undergrowth and riverside trees - whilst the adults start second broods in ideal conditions. Blackcap, chiffchaff, willow warbler, reed warbler and whitethroat juveniles and adults all present with fledged juvenile blackcaps still being fed by attentive adults. Most are quiet today, apart from the bouncing whitethroats.

SMALL SKIPPER butterfly in the long grass

Damselflies - Beautiful Demoiselle and Banded Demoiselle, bees - honeybees, bumblebees - white-tailed, red-tailed, bombus terrestris, ladybirds - mainly 7 spot and butterflies all active along the river in the sunshine and dappled shade together with numerous spiders spinning webs across the river vegetation.
Butterflies present included Small Tortoiseshell, Small Skipper, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Large White, Small White, Holly Blue, Small Copper and Meadow Brown.