An early start was made to get any counting done before the heat of the day became overbearing.

July has started quietly.

Water levels on the Reserve continue to drop.

A hummingbird hawk moth in my garden.

Eating grass.

Hummingbird Moth

Thomas' sightings from a warm and sunny day at Drakelow in the south of Derbyshire.

Nesting swifts spotted in Middleton by Wirksworth

Swift numbers down at Erewash Meadows

Little egrets and ringed plover seen at Witches Oak Water during warm weather.