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Saturday 20th March
Siskin on feeders at Lottage Road (Emily Best)
Wildlife Sightings
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Tuesday 18th November 2025
BLACK REDSTART West Street (Matt Best)
258 Starling, 92 Fieldfares, 79 LInnet, 4 Black-headed Gulls and 1 Mole Giant's Grave (Matt Best)
Sunday 2nd November 2025
30 species of bird including 123 Starling, 2 Stonechat and 96 LInnet Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
2 Marsh Tits Love's Copse (Matt Best)
Thursday 30th October 2025
Reed Bunting, 127 Linnet, 2 Stonechat, 2 Raven a Brambling and 4 Roe Deer Track to High Clear Down (Matt Best)
Saturday 25th October 2025
55 Siskin and 1 Fieldfare Pine Spinney Near Love's Copse (Matt Best)
Brambling Love's Lane close the the triangle (Matt Best)
Monday 20th October 2025
2 Peregrines Roosting on St MIchael's Church (Matt Best)
Monday 13th October 2025
12 Siskin South Street (Matt Best)
19 Redwing St MIchael's Church (Matt Best)
Wednesday 8th October 2025
Brambling and Woodlark Close to Love's Copse (Matt Best)
Sunday 5th October 2025
33 species of bird including Kestrel, Jay, Raven and Swallow and 4 Roe Deer Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Tuesday 30th September 2025
Reed Bunting, 150 Goldfinch, 6 Stonechat and 4 Roe Deer Track to High Clear Down (Matt Best)
Saturday 27th September 2025
Peregrine and 12 Stonechats Track to High Clear Down (Matt Best)
Friday 26th September 2025
Oak Bush-cricket Turnpike (Anon)
Monday 22nd September 2025
Small White butterfly The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 21st September 2025
Red Admiral butterfly The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Saturday 20th September 2025
Small White and Red Admiral butterflies, The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Friday 19th September 2025
Small White and Brimstone butterflies, The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Small White, Red Admiral and Brimstone butterfly the Square (Nick Josephy)
Thursday 18th September 2025
Small White butterfly The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Monday 8th September 2025
36 species of bird including Yellow Wagtail, Raven and Wheatear Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Friday 5th September 2025
Large, White, Small White and Peacock butterfliesThe Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 31st August 2025
Small White butterflyThe Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Saturday 30th August 2025
Small White butterfly The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Tuesday 26th August 2025
Small White and Meadow Brown butterfliesThe Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Monday 25th August 2025
Small White butterflyThe Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Friday 22nd August 2025
Small White and Meadow Brown butterfliesThe Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Monday 11th August 2025
Small White butterfliesThe Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 10th August 2025
Comma and Small White butterfliesThe Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
42 Meadow Brown, 37 Small Heath, 19 Common Blue and 1 Gatekeeper butterflies High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Wednesday 6th August 2025
Red Admiral and Small White butterfliesThe Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 3rd August 2025
36 species of bird including Yellow Wagtail, Raven and Sparrowhawk Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Saturday 2nd July 2025
Gatekeeper and Brimstone butterfliesThe Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Friday 1st August July 2025
Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper, Large White and Red Admiral butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Thursday 31st July 2025
Lesser Whitethroat South Street (Matt Best)
Wednesday 30th July 2025
Small White, Red Admral, Gatekeeper and Brimstone butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Green Woodpecker South Street (Matt Best)
Tuesday 29th July 2025
Small White Butterfly The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Monday 28th July 2025
Small White and Red Admiral butterflies Kandahar (Ros Oswald)
Small White, Gatekeeper and Meadow Brown butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
12 Gatekeeper, 1 Red Admiral, 19 Small Heath, 63 Meadow Brown, 8 Common Blue, 3 Chalkhill Blue and 1 Small Tortoiseshell High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Saturday 26th July 2025
Peacock, Gatekeeper, Comma and Small White butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Friday 25th July 2025
Peacock, Gatekeeper and Small White butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Small White butterfly the Square (Nick Josephy)
Wednesday 23rd July 2025
2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 12 Stonechat and 3 pairs of Spotted Flycatcher (8 fledgelings) Near New Barns (Matt Best)
Green Woodpecker South Street (Mattt Best)
Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Small White and Gatekeeper Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Monday 21st July 2025
Small White, Meadow Brown and Gatekeeper Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 20th July 2025
Small White and Gatekeeper Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Saturday 19th July 2025
Small White, Meadow Brown and Gatekeeper Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Friday 18th July 2025
Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet and Small Skipper butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small Blue, Large White and Small White butterflies the Square (Nick Josephy)
Thursday 17th July 2025
Small White and Gatekeeper Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
5 Common Blue, 48 Meadow Brown, 22 Gatekeeper, 4 Small Heath, 3 Dark Green Fritiliary, 1 Small Copper, 1 Marbled White, 1 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Chalkhill Blue butterlies High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Small White, Gatekeeeper, Small Skipper, Brimstone and Meadow Brown Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Dusky Sallow moth High Peaks Track (David Price-Goodfellow)
Tuesday 15th July 2025
Small White Butterfly The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Monday 14th July 2025
Gatekeeper, Peacock and Small White Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 13th July 2025
Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Tortoisehell, Comma, Small White and Small Skipper Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Gatekeeper Butterfly the Square (Nick Josephy)
Saturday 12th July 2025
Gatekeeeper, Small White, Brimstone, Small Skipper and Meadow Brown Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Friday 11th July 2025
Small White, Red Admiral, 2 Peacock and Comma Butterflies Kandahar (Ros Oswald)
Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock, Gatekeeper and Brimstone Butterflies and a Common Carpet Moth The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Thursday 10th July 2025
Small Skipper, Ringlet, Brimstone, Small White and Peacock Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Red Admiral and Ringlet Butterflies Kandahar (Ros Oswald)
Wednesday 9th July 2025
Small Skipper, Meadow Brown, Small White and Peacock Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Tuesday 8th July 2025
Small White, Large White, Red Admiral, Peacock and Meadow Brown Butterflies Kandahar (Ros Oswald)
Small White, Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Large White, Brimstone, Small Skipper and Peacock Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 6th July 2025
32 species of bird including Yellow Wagtail and Kestrel as a well as a Common Shrew Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Small White, Large White and Meadow Brown Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Saturday 5th July 2025
Good numbers of Swifts checking out the Church (Nigel Payne)
Friday 4th July 2025
3 Small Skipper, 2 Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Red Admiral, 2 Dark-green Fritillary, 2 Marbled White, 3 Gatekeeper, 4 Meadow Brown, 2 Small Heath and Ringlet Butterflies High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Thursday 3rd July 2025
Gatekeeper Butterfly The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Thursday 3rd July 2025
Small White and Small Skpper Butterflies, Cinnabar and Hummingbird Hawkmoth moths The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Small White, Small Skpper, Meadow Brown and Peacock Butterflies The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Red Admiral Butterfly the Square (Nick Josephy)
Tuesday 1st July 2025
Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Small White and Large White Butterflies and Cinnabar Moth The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Peacock Butterfly the Square (Nick Josephy)
Monday 30th June 2025
Comma Butterfly the Square (Nick Josephy)
Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small White, Small Skipper and Large White The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Scarlet Tiger Moth The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 29th June 2025
Green-veined White and Comma Butterflies the Square (Nick Josephy)
Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small White, Small Skipper and Red Admiral Butterflies and Cinnabar Moth The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Saturday 28th June 2025
Brimstone, Small White, Small Tortoisehsell and Small White Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Hummingbird Hawkmoth St Michael's Church (Matt Best)
Friday 27th June 2025
2 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Spotted Flycatcher Near New Barns (Matt Best)
Meadow Brown and Large Skipper Butterflies the Square (Nick Josephy)
Meadow Brown, Small White and Marbled White The Downs,Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Hummingbird Hawkmoth South Street (Matt Best)
Wednesday 25th June 2025
Small White Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Glow Worm Ewin's Hill (Alan Heasman)
3 Small Skipper, Ringlet, 4 Meadow Brown, 3 Small Heath, Green-veined White and 3 Marbled White butterflies, 4 Cinnabar and Five-spot Burnet moths High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Monday 23rd June 2025
Brimstone, Marbled White, Ringlet and Small White Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 22nd June 2025
Brimstone and Small White Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Saturday 21st June 2025
Small White Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Large White Butterfly Kndahar (Ros Oswald)
40 Pyramidal Orchid and 2 Bee Orchid Palmer's Field (Matt Best)
Friday 20th June 2025
Brimstone, Comma and Small White Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Wednesday 18th June 2025
2 Small White, Brimstone and Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies and Scarlet Tiger Moth The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
4 Marbled White, Painted Lady, 4 Meadow Brown, 4 Small Heath, Dark Green Fritillary, 2 Small Skipper, Large Skipper and 2 Small Tortoishell Butterflies and a Cinnabar moth High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Small White Butterfly The Square (Nick Josephy)
Hummingbird Hawkmoth South Street (Matt Best)
Tuesday 17th June 2025
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Monday 16th June 2025
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 15th June 2025
Brimstone and Red Admiral Butterflies The Square (Nick Josephy)
Friday 13th June 2025
Small Skipper, 4 Meadow Brown, 4 Small Heath, 2 Brimstone and Marbled White butterflies, Yellow Shell and Five-spot Burnet moths High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Tuesday 10th June 2025
Yellow Wagtail up the byway from Ford Farm (Matt Best)
Cinnabar Moth The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Monday 9th June 2025
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Friday 6th June 2025
3 Small Heath Butterflies and 3 Five-spot Burnet and a Yellow Shell moths High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Wednesday 4th June 2025
Painted Lady Butterfly up the byway from Fords Farm (Matt Best)
Sunday 1st June 2025
38 species of bird including Barn Owl, Kestrel and Raven Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Small White and Peacock Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
2 Small Heath and a Small Tortoishell Butterflies and Five Spot Burnet, Cinnaba, Wood Tiger and Burnett Companion moths High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Saturday 31st May 2025
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Friday 30th May 2025
Peacock and Brimstone Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Thursday 29th May 2025
Peacock Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Wednesday 28th May 2025
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 25th May 2025
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Friday 23rd May 2025
Brimstone, Large White, 4 Small Heath, 3 Common Blue, Brown Sargus, Small Blue, Red Admiral and Painted Lady Butterflies and 2 Dingy Skippers High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Tuesday 20th May 2025
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Brimstone and Small White Butterflies Kandahar (Ros Oswald)
Monday 19th May 2025
Cinnabar Moth Kandahar (Ros Oswald)
Sunday 18th May 2025
Stoat Poors Gorse (Matt Best)
2 Firecrest Spinney near Love's Copse (Matt Best)
7 Firecrest and a Spotted Flycatcher Love's Copse (Matt Best)
Cuckoo Love's Lane (Matt Best)
Saturday 17th May 2025
1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Stonechat and 1 Heron Near New Barns (Matt Best)
Friday 16th May 2025
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Yellow Wagtail Near North Farm (Matt Best)
Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher and Woodlark Love's Copse (John Marshall)
Wednesday 14th May 2025
Brimstone, Small White and Peacock Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Marsh Fritillary, 4 Small Heath, 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock, 1 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Green Hairstreak Butterflies and Mother Shipton, 3 Five-spot Burnet, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Dingy Skipper, 2 Forester, Common Carpet, Wood Tiger and Cinnabar Moths High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Painted Lady Butterfly at the start of the Peaks Track (Matt Best)
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Brimstone and Small White Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Monday 12th May 2025
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 11th May 2025
32 species of bird including Peregrine and Raven Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Brimstone and Peacock Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Saturday 10th May 2025
Marsh Fritillary, 2 Green Hairstreak, 4 Small Heath, 2 Peacock and Small Blue Butterflies and Grizzled Skipper, 3 Dingy Skipper, 1 Five-spot Burnet, Wavy-barred Sable and Mother Shipton Moths High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Friday 9th May 2025
Brimstone and Orange Tip Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Thursday 1st May 2025
Brimstone, Orange Tip and Peacock Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Wednesday 30th April 2025
9 Swifts St Michael's Church (Matt Best)
Orange-tip and Brimstone Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Orange Tip Butterfly The Square (Nick Josephy)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
2 Brimstone, Orange Tip and Red Admiral Butterflies and 2 Grizzled Skippers High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Monday 28th April 2025
3 Swifts St Michael's Church (Matt Best)
Orange-tip and Brimstone Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 27th April 2025
2 Swifts Aldbourne (Matt Best)
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Saturday 26th April 2025
Orange-tip, 2 Peacock and Brimstone Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Thursday 24th April 2025
Orange-tip Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Monday 21st April 2025
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Rugged Oil Beetle and Brown Hare High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Sunday 20th April 2025
Orange-tip and Peacock Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Saturday 19th April 2025
Small White and 2 Brimstone Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Tuesday 15th April 2025
1 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat and 1 Peregrine Near Giant's Grave (Matt Best)
Saturday 12th April 2025
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Friday 11th April 2025
Small White, Orange-tip and Brimstone Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Tuesday 8th April 2025
Small White and Peacock Butterflies and Rugged Oil Beetle High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Sunday 6th April 2025
41 species of bird including Swallow, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 1 Hare and 2 Roe Deer Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Small White Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Saturday 5th April 2025
2 Swallows South Street (Matt Best)
Small White Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Ashy Mining Bees Back Lane (Nigel Payne)
Friday 4th April 2025
4 Peackock and a Small Toirtoishell Butterflies High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Thursday 3rd April 2025
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Tuesday 1st April 2025
Peacock and Brimstone Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Monday 31st March 2025
Small Tortoisehell, Peacock and 2 Brimstone Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Sunday 30th March 2025
Small Tortoisehell and Brimstone Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
53 Golden Plover Shipley Bottom (Matt Best)
Friday 28th March 2025
Redwing Up the byway from Ford Farm (Matt Best)
Wednesday 26th March 2025
1 Woodlark Singing between Love's Copse and the B4192 (Matt Best)
Firecrest Pine Spinnery near Love's Copse (Matt Best)
Firecrest Hilldrop Wood (Matt Best)
7 Firecrest, 3 Siskin and 5 Redwing Love's Copse (Matt Best)
1 Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Wednesday 20th March 2025
Small Tortoisehell and Brimstone Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Peacock and Brimstome Butterflies The Square (Nick Josephy)
Wednesday 19th March 2025
1 Brambling, 2 Ravens, 6 Roe Deer and an active Mole Giants Grave (Matt Best)
1 Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Wednesday 8th March 2025
2 Brimstone Butterflies The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
Friday 6th March 2025
Red Kite Near Upper Upham (Theresa Ardley)
Wednesday 4th March 2025
1 Brimstone Butterfly The Downs, Aldbourne (Jo Day)
1 Woodlark Love's Copse (Matt Best)
Sunday 2nd March 2025
38 species of bird including Cormorant, Merlin and 6 Roe Deer Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
1 Raven Shipley Bottom (Matt Best)
Wednesday 26th February 2025
3 Stonechat New Barns (Matt Best)
Sunday 23rd February 2025
3 Stonechats and 6 Roe Deer Shipley Bottom (Matt Best)
Saturday 15th February 2025
2 Woodlark and 6 Roe Deer Love's Copse (Matt Best)
Sunday 2nd February 2025
36 species of bird including 6 Egyptian Geese Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
2 Marsh Tits Love's Copse (Matt Best)
22 Fallow Deer Near Ford Farm (Matt Best)
Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Goshawk, 2 Ravens, 181 Fieldfare, 1 Woodcock and 3 Roe deer Farmland near Castle Street just out from the village (Matt Best)
Sunday 5th January 2025
34 species of bird including 18 Corn Buntings as well as 10 Roe deer Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Sunday 1st December 2024
30 species of bird including 1Raven Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Sunday 3rd November 2024
37 species of bird including 2 Raven, 3 Steonchat and a Bullfinch Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Saturday 12th October 2024
40 Redwing Castle Street(Matthew Best)
Wednesday 9th October 2024
2+ Woodlark singing near Love's lane (Matthew Best)
Marsh Tits - singles in Love's Copse, Southern Copse (Hilldrop) and near Southward triangle (Matthew Best)
Sunday 6th October 2024
35 species of bird and 8 Roe Deer Four Barrows track (1st Sunday of the Month Four Barrows bird walk)
Sunday 20th September 2024
Elephant Hawkmoth caterpillas The Butts (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 18th September 2024
Stonechat byway to High Clear Down (Matthew Best)
Tuesday 17th September 2024
Ivy Bees the bottom of Oxford Street, Palmer's Field and the Green (Mike Brown, Harriet Ainsworth and Matthew Best)
Saturday 8th September 2024
Hobby chasing House Martins over the Green during the band concert (Matthew Best)
Tuesday 4th September 2024
Small Heath, Common Blue and Meadow Brown butterflies High Clear Down (Matthew Best)
Saturday 1st September 2024
Brimstone butterfly - Aldbourne (Nick Josephy)
Dryad's Saddle fungus Ford Farm (Harry Lopes)
Wednesday 28th August 2024
Slow Worm - Community Garden Aldbourne (Matthew Best)
Friday 9th August 2024
Tortoiseshell butterfly - Aldbourne (Nick Josephy)
Slow Worm near Southward Triangle (Matthew Best)
Friday 2nd August 2024
Glow Worms 2 - 2 on Peak's track and 3 close to Lottage Road north of North Farm (Matthew Best)
Thursday 1st August 2024
Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Brimstone Aldbourne (Nick Josephy)
Wednesday 24th July 2024
Essex Skipper Near Southward Triangle (Matthew Best)
Friday 19th July 2024
Small Skipper, Ringlet, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath, Silver Y High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Thursday 18th July 2024
Diplolepis rosae (Robin's Pin Cushion Gall) parasitic wasp gall on a rose Ewin's Hill (Theresa Ardley)
Tuesday 16th July 2024
Marsh Tit Poors Gorse (Matthew Best)
Sunday 14th July 2024
Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Marbled White, Small Skipper, Ringlet, Silver Y High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Saturday 29th June 2024
Yellow Wagtail New Barn (Matthew Best)
Currant Clearwing Moth South Street (Matthew Best)
Brimstone, Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Marbled White, Large Skipper, Ringlet, Five-spot Burnet, Cinnabar Silver Y, Six-spot Bunet High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Tuesday 25th June 2024
Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly and Common Blue Damselfly Aldbourne Pond (Bob Philpott)
Thursday 20th June 2024
Muntjac Deer Green Hill, Baydon Hill Farm (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 19th June 2024
Small Heath, Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Heath, Small Blue, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Cinnabar, Six-spot Burnet, High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Tuesday 18th June 2024
Muntjac Deer South Street (Matthew Best)
Garden Warbler track opposite Ford Farm (Matthew Best)
Monday 17th June 2024
Brimstone, Common Blue, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Peacock, Orange-tip, Wall, Mother Shipton, Silver Y, Common Carpet, Green Carpet, Common Purple and Gold, Purple Bar High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Sunday 16th June 2024
Slow Worm Byway near Southward Triangle (Matthew Best)
Saturday 15th June 2024
Small Blue, Common Blue, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Meadow Brown,Five-Spot Burnet, Silver Y High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Tuesday 11th June 2024
Green Hairstreak, Brimstone, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Peacock High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Friday 7th June 2024
Common Blue, Grizzled Skipper, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Yellow Shell, Five-spot Burnet, Burnet Companion, Forester High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Wednesday 5th June 2024
Spotted Flycatcher St Michael's Churchyard (Matthew Best)
Monday 3rd June 2024
3 Ravens top of the hill opposite Ford Farm (Matthew Best)
Sunday 2nd June 2024
30 Species of bird Four Barrows Bird Walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk) - see the list here
Small Blue, Common Blue, Adonis Blue, Brown Argus, Brimstone, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Peacock, Small Heath, Painted Lady, Red Admiral butterflies, 5 spot Burnett, Mother Shipton, Cinnabar, Burnett Companion, Forrester, Yellow Shell and Silver Y moths and 4 Hares High Clear Down (Aldbourne Wildlife Picnic)
2 Yellow Wagtails Byway Near New Barns (Charlie and Wendy Elsey, Nick Whelan and Matthew Best)
Friday 31st May 2024
Hummingbird Hawkmoth Khandahar (Tim Beattie)
Hummingbird Hawkmoth Whitley Road (James Worby)
Wednesday 29th May 2024
Clytus arietus (Wasp Beetle) South Street (Sophie Best)
Monday 27thMay 2024
Peregrine St Michael's Church Tower (Matthew Best)
Green Woodpecker Byway to High Clear Down (Matthew Best)
100+ Fragrant Orchids, 200+ Common Spotted Orchids, 200+ Early Gentians High Clear Down (Matthew Best)
Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Common Blue, Yellow Shell Moth and Five Spot Burnett (many!) High Clear Down (Matthew Best)
Sunday 26thMay 2024
Marsh Tit, Bullfinch and Sliver-line Brown Moth Poors Gorse (Matthew Best)
Saturday 25th May 2024
Common Blue, Grizzled Skipper, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Wall, Brown Argus, Brimstone, Purple Bar, Five-spot Burnet, Silver Y, Forester High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Friday 24thMay 2024
Muntjac top of the hill opposite Ford Farm (Matthew Best)
Thursday 23rd May 2024
Family of Ravens top of the hill opposite Ford Farm (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Stenocorus meridianus beetle, bridleway opposite Ford Farm (Matthew Best)
Tuesday 21st May 2024
Willow Warbler, Firecrest and Fallow Deer Love's Copse (Matthew Best)
Sunday 19th May 2024
Green Hairstreak, Small Heath, Brimstone, Peacock, Orange-tip, Wall Brown, Holly Blue, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Speckled Wood, Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper butterflies, Early Gentians and Spotted Orchid High Clear Down and the Track leading to it (Matthew Best)
Yellow Wagtail New Barns (Matthew Best)
Friday 17th May 2024
Green Hairstreak, Small Heath, Burnet Companion, Brimstone, Peacock, Orange-tip, Wall Brown, Common Blue and Small Blue butterfliesand Early Gentians (concentrated, at present, all cross the middle section of the slope) High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Thursday 16th May 2024
Slow worms an adult and three young in the Church yard (Jane Best)
Wednesday 15th May 2024
Water Shrew dead on the roadside, South Street outside the nursing home (Jane Best)
Sunday 12th May 2024
36 species (including 3 Yellow Wagtails) Four Barrows Walk,, Aldbourne (Four Barrows walk) See list here
Wednesday 8th May 2024
Slow Worm Hillview Allotment, Aldbourne (Matthew Best)
Monday 6th May 2024
Firecrest Love's Copse (Matthew Best)
Reed Bunting Preston (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 1st May 2024
Swift Aldbourne (Matthew Best)
Grizzled Skipper and Dotted Bee Fly High Clear Down (Matthew Best)
Slow Worm Hillview Allotment, Aldbourne (Matthew Best)
Tuesday 30th April 2024
Firecrest and Willow Warbler Love's Copse (Matthew Best)
Brimstone, Peacock High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Sunday 21st April 2024
Peacock (6), Orange-tip (3), Small Tortoiseshell (2), Comma (1), Red Admiral (1), Brimstone (1) and Speckled Wood (1) Track to High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Saturday 20th April 2024
Brimstone High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Monday 15th April 2024
Muntjac Fawn Castle Street (Mike Hellier)
Monday 15th April 2024
Muntjac Fawn Castle Street (Mike Hellier)
Saturday 13th April 2024
Speckled Wood and Orange Tip butterflies Aldbourne (Nick Josephy)
Friday 12th April 2024
Common Snout Hoverfly and Dotted Bee-fly High Clear Down (Neil Fletcher)
Holly Blue butterfly South Street (Emily Best)
Wednesday 10th April 2024
2 Lesser Redpoll and 3 Siskin South Street (Matthew Best)
8 Swallow - Junction of Lottage Road and Peak's track (Matthew and Sophie Best)
1 Fieldfare - Peak's track (Matthew Best)
Sunday 7th April 2024
29 species Four Barrows Walk,, Aldbourne (Four Barrows walk) See list here
Saturday 6th April 2024
Swallow Manor Farm,, Aldbourne (Henry Brown)
Red Admiral Aldbourne (Nick Josephy)
Wednesday 3rd April 2024
2 Lesser Redpoll and 3 Siskin South Street,, Aldbourne (Matthew Best)
Saturday 30th March 2024
Raven Castle Street, Aldbourne (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 27th March 2024
2 Lesser Redpoll and 4 Siskin South Street (Matthew Best)
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Brimstone Aldbourne (Nick Josephy)
Sunday 24th March 2024
Lesser Redpoll South Street (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 20th March 2024
10 Siskin South Street (Matthew Best)
Sunday 17th March 2024
1 Singing Firecrest South Street (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 13th March 2024
1 Chiffchaff South Street (Matthew Best)
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Otter Aldbourne (Julie and Tom Merrifield)
Sunday 10th March 2024
34 species of birds including male and female Peregrines on the church (Four Barrows Monthly Walk)
Monday 3rd March 2024
1 Siskin male on feeders on Kandahar (Nick Whelan)
Tuesday 27th February 2024
1 Marsh Tit Ewin's Hill/Pentico wood (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 21st February 2024
3 Siskins on a feeder on South Street (Matthew Best)
Sunday 18th February 2024
1 Siskin on a feeder on South Street (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 14th February 2024
1 Siskin on a feeder on South Street (Matthew Best)
1 Slow Worm South Street (El Argyle, Emily, Best)
Wednesday 7th February 2024
Sparrowhawk South Street (Matthew Best)
6 Fallow Deer Between Southward Triangle and Preston (Matthew Best)
1 Short-eared Owl High Peaks (Matthew Best)
Sunday 4th February 2024
32 species including 2 Stonchats and a singing Mistle Thrush Four Barrows track (Four Barrows Monthly Walk)
Saturday 3rd February 2024
1 Woodcock, 1 screeching Barn Owl Four Barrows Track (8pm) (Matthew Best)
Sunday 21st January 2024
23 Lapwing flooded fields next to the B4192 at New Barns (Matthew Best)
Friday 19th January 2024
3 Lapwing flooded fields next to the B4192 at New Barns (Matthew Best)
Thursday 18th January 2024
21 Lapwing flooded fields next to the B4192 at New Barns (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 10th January 2024
2 Peregrines on the church tower (Matthew Best)
Sunday 7th January 2024
27 species on the four barrows monthly walk (Four Barrows monthly walk)
Sunday 31st December 2023
2 Woodlark Next to Love's Copse (Matthew Best)
Thursday 14th December 2023
Merlin, 2 Raven and 1 Stonechat Track to High Clear Down (Emily and Matthew Best)
Wednesday 13th December 2023
Stonechat Four Barrows Track (Matthew Best)
Thursday 7th December 2023
Woodcock Four Barrows Track (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 6th December 2023
Raven Track to high clear down (Matthew Best)
Sunday 3rd December 2023
Heron, Treecreeper, Mistle Thursh, Goldcrest, Stonechats Four Barrows Track (1st Sunday of the month Four Barrows walk)
Peregrine Church tower (Matt Best)
Wednesday 22nd November 2023
3 Siskin, Great Spotted Woodpecker and 2 Raven Aldbourne (Matthew Best)
18 Lapwing, 2 Sonechats Giant's grave (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 15th November 2023
Siskin Love's Copse (Matthew Best)
Friday 10th November 2023
Barn Owl St Michael's Church (St Michael's Church automated Peregrine camera)
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