Sunday 6th June 2010, Shenstone
Little Owl seen perched on the boundary fence of Heath Lane Islamic school (TMH). The Mute Swan pair on Captain's Pool have hatched 4 cygnets (TS).
Saturday 5th June 2010, Penny Hill Bank and Monkwood
Today, I returned to Penny Hill Bank with Tony Smith. Again it was a good butterfly day and we saw 2 Green Hairstreak, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Small Copper and lots of Common Blue. Chiffchaffs and a Blackcap were singing from the hedgerows and a ♀ Kestrel perched on the wires above the bank.
Afterwards we popped to the nearby Monkwood reserve. It was fairly quiet here although we did see a ♀ Brimstone, a Small Skipper, Green-veined White and a few Speckled Wood butterflies. A ♂ Broad-bodied Chaser dragonfly was on the pool and a Marsh Tit was heard calling. A Small Copper butterfly and a Silver Y moth were seen at Monkwood Green.
Green Hairstreak - Penny Hill Bank 5th May 2010:
Brown Argus - Penny Hill Bank 5th May 2010:
Broad-bodied Chaser - Monk Wood 5th May 2010: 
Friday 4th June 2010, Penny Hill Bank & Grimley
This morning my Bev and I popped to the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust's Penny Hill Bank nature reserve. This is a tiny reserve of grassland/wildflower meadow on a limestone hillside. It is fantastically species rich for such a small area (0.9 hectares)...During our visit we saw Common Spotted, Greater Butterfly and Pyramidal Orchids. As you can imagine, it was great for insects and we saw a number of butterflies including Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Dingy Skipper & Common Blue. A Slow Worm was also seen.
Afterwards we popped to Grimley New Workings and saw a Little Ringed Plover with 4 chicks at the north end. 2 Redshank (1 sitting) were also observed. On the main pool islands were 6 Common Tern and an Oystercatcher with a juvenile. Young Coots, Moorhens, Mallards and Canada Geese were also present. Along the causeway were good numbers of Black-tailed Skimmer dragonflies, with the males starting to develop the blue colouration to their abdomens. Also seen was a Silver Y moth.
Afterwards we popped to Grimley New Workings and saw a Little Ringed Plover with 4 chicks at the north end. 2 Redshank (1 sitting) were also observed. On the main pool islands were 6 Common Tern and an Oystercatcher with a juvenile. Young Coots, Moorhens, Mallards and Canada Geese were also present. Along the causeway were good numbers of Black-tailed Skimmer dragonflies, with the males starting to develop the blue colouration to their abdomens. Also seen was a Silver Y moth.
Thursday 3rd June 2010, Shenstone
The Canada Geese have 5 Goslings on Captain's Pool and the single juvenile Great-crested Grebe seems to be developing well and has started diving. Also present was a juvenile Grey Heron, a ♀ Sparrowhawk flew over the pool and a Chiffchaff was heard singing. There were good numbers of damselflies on the wing, including Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly & Common Blue Damselfly. The warm sunny weather had caused large numbers of Garden Chafer beetles to emerge. There were also a couple of Green-veined White butterflies along the dam.
Around the lanes there were 4 singing Common Whitethroats, 1 Chiffchaff & 1 Garden Warbler. 2 Common Buzzards were at Stanklyn Lane paddocks. Linnets, Skylarks and Yellowhammers were all in song.
Garden Chafer - Shenstone 3rd June 2010:
Around the lanes there were 4 singing Common Whitethroats, 1 Chiffchaff & 1 Garden Warbler. 2 Common Buzzards were at Stanklyn Lane paddocks. Linnets, Skylarks and Yellowhammers were all in song.
Garden Chafer - Shenstone 3rd June 2010:
Blue-tailed Damselfly - Captain's Pool 3rd June 2010:
Wednesday 2nd June 2010, Shenstone
A Juvenile Grey Wagtail was present on the north shore of Captain's Pool today and a Grey Heron was fishing from a fisherman's jetty on the south shore. Also present were a family of 7 Collared Doves (5 young birds) feeding under one of the Alders near the pool (TS).
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