Chris Burchell

Pied Flycatcher in song this afternoon- near Exmoor

Nightjar on Whitmoor Common tonight whilst undertaking BTO Woodcock survey (birds seen Roding)

A few of my recent photos - Grey Partridge Guildford, Water Rail (Unstead), Pearl Bordered Fritillary (Sussex)

Very enjoyable few days in the South Lake District area - picked up a couple of life list butterflies.

Woodlark on Surrey Heathland this week.

Guildford Dragon NEWS - Burpham Court Farm to become country park and wetland reserve - exciting guildford-dragon.com/burpham…

Grayling today at Brookwood Heath and Dawney’s Hill. Also late Silver Studded Blues

Flexford this afternoon - 2 Yellowhammers in song, 6 Skylark, 5 Whitethroat and 1 Hobby

Early Purple Orchid - Pinks Hill, Guildford

First Lesser Whitethroat for me this year at Dunmore Farm Lands Wood Street (reliable site) also Firecrest in song

Male Wheatear today at Wanborough - 6 Skylarks, Stonechat (pair) and 1 Meadow Pipit

Tice’s Meadow on Saturday - sorry a bit distant!

Lovely to hear in our garden this evening (Stoughton), Tawny Owl

A fee photos from Papercourt this morning - several Sedge Warblers, Stonechat, Sparrowhawk. Pochard seen

Friends found this young Swift which fell out of a nest - seeking advice on best course of action

Just back from a trip to the Dordogne - some great birds seen - Black Winged Kite, Short Toed Eagle, Booted Eagle, Red Backed Shrike and Turtle Dove. A number of fritillaries (Weever’s and Queen of Spain )seen and the best butterfly was the endangered False Ringlet (photo below).

Very odd Chiffchaff song this morning over Whitmoor Common? Had we worried that it might be Iberian

Denbies Hillside this morning in glorious weather. Very pleased to see Man Orchid and Birds Nest Orchids in the woods. Lots of Adonis and Common Blues, Brown Argus, Dingy Skipper and Small Heath.

Lovely skies over Ash Ranges this evening with 5 plus Nightjars, Woodcock, Redstart, Cuckoo and Willow Warblers