June 11th
This morning we walked from Shuart and along the railway embankment and recorded 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 3 Blackcaps, 2 singing male Turtle Doves, 2 Cuckoos, 2 Kestrels, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Red-legged Partridges, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 11 Whitethroats, 4 Mute Swans, 2 Lapwings, 2 Oystercatchers, 6 Linnets, 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Green Woodpecker.
Butterflies we saw included 1 Small White, 30 Small Tortoiseshells, 3 Red Admirals, 3 Painted Ladies, 2 Holly Blues, 1 Common Blue and 1 Small Heath. We also saw a Hummingbird Hawk Moth.
The railway embankment was very colourful and covered in Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea and we also found 6 Pyramidal Orchids and 1 Southern Marsh Orchid.

Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea

Pyramidal Orchid

At around midday I found an interesting bee visiting the Purple Toadflax in my garden at Bishopstone. I'm pretty certain it's a male Long-horned Bee which according to the literature I've got is not very common.

Male Long-horned Bee