Knowsley Safari Park

19-20 Common Crossbills including at least 6 males in the first larch tree above the most westerly of the 3 entrances to the woodland walk at the west end of Mizzy Lake showing well 09:55-10:00

1 Willow Tit Quarry

1 Grasshopper Warbler [m] Ranch

54 Black-headed Gulls on the car park

Going to Silversun Pickups tonight at Manchester University

Gillar's Green

1 Common Sandpiper over Brookhouse Grove at 01:00

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Willow Tit juv around the old quarry, singing occasionally. Year list 165

1 Grasshopper Warbler [m] Ranch

1 Curlew west

2-5 Black-tailed Skimmers 2 males on the dam and several other probables around Mizzy Lake

10 Common Blue Damselflies 8m 2f on the dam at Mizzy Lake

Gillar's Green

27 House Sparrows on the fence at the end of my garden in Brookhouse Grove

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Grasshopper Warbler [m] Ranch

1 Sand Martin Ranch

1 Skylark south-east

1 Migrant Hawker [m] Ranch Pond

1+ Broad-bodied Chaser

1 Common Blue Damselfly [m] Ranch

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Cuckoo juv on the fence bordering the north side of PR4 between posts 21 and 22

1 Green Sandpiper on the new pond at the entrance to the quarry. Year list 164

1 Ringed Plover over Singleton's Hill

68 Lapwings

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Common Sandpiper Mizzy Lake

56 Lapwings Singleton's Hill

14 Shelducks including 10 juvs on Section 1 Pit

1 Kingfisher Mizzy Lake

Snowdonia National Park

1 Redstart [m] Llyn Geirionydd. Year list 163

1 Wood Warbler singing along the Afon Crafnant

1+ Whinchat juv along the mountain road between Trefriw and Llyn Cowlyd

Tree Pipits singing in clearings in Gwydyr Forest

Recommended dining in the Conwy Valley is at The Lord Newborough in Dolgarrog

Twitching rare terns the day after the event, however, is not recommended

Photo by Rachel

Mizzy Lake 16 Mistle Thrushes in field west of the lake

Porth Tocyn, Abersoch 1 Golden-ringed Dragonfly near the hotel

Not much to show for the day which mainly consisted of another dip at Black Rock Sands

Recommended dining in the area is at the Glyn y Weddw Arms in Llanbedrog

Knowsley Safari Park

12 Shelducks adult with 11 ducklings on Section 1 Pit

5 Gadwalls female with 4 ducklings on Mizzy Lake

1 Shoveler [m] Mizzy Lake

1 Broad-bodied Chaser [m]

1 Large Red Damselfly Trap Wood

Gillar's Green 1 Spotted Flycatcher a few yards outside my back door in a sycamore in the southern corner of UGB Sports Ground at 06:45. Only my 2nd anywhere this year

Hill Foot Farm 24 Sand Martin nest holes, many occupied, in what appears to be a temporary sand heap at the north end of Berrington's Lane

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Reed Warbler singing at Ranch Pond. There are no reeds anywhere in the safari park

1 Shoveler [m] Mizzy Lake

Going to Junior Boys tonight at Manchester University

Knowsley Safari Park

1 Garden Warbler singing on Singleton's Hill briefly then at Ranch Pond. Year list 162

1 Shoveler [m] still at Mizzy Lake

1 Broad-bodied Chaser

1 Common Blue Damselfly [m] Mizzy Lake

5 Large Red Damselfly Trap Wood

Rhoscolyn, Anglesey

98 Manx Shearwaters during a 1 minute seawatch off Plas Esgob

2 Cuckoos at Cerig-yr-adar and Careg-lwyd

4 Grasshopper Warblers including one reeling from overhead cables at Borth Wen

1+ Reed Warblers Year list 161

1 Little Owl on fence posts beside the coastal footpath at Porth-y-garan

2 Peregrine Falcons again chasing the Collared Doves at Borth Wen

1 Silver-studded Blue [f] SH262764 and 2 Common Blue nearby

2 Dingy Skipper by the coastal footpath at SH261764

3 Large Skipper

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries abundant on the maritime heath between Porth-y-garan and Bwa Du

Variable Damselflies abundant at Porth-y-garan, the only blue damselfly species present here

Azure Damselflies abundant at SH263763 and inexplicably the only blue damselfly species present at this pool less than 1km from the Variable Damsels at Porth-y-garan

3 Hairy Dragonflies 1 at the Azure Damsels' pool and 2 along the permissive summer section of the coastal path on the west side of Coed Tan-y-bryn

1 Emperor Dragonfly [m] at Azure Damsels' pool

2 Broad-bodied Chasers 1m 1f along permissive footpath and Four-spotted Chasers emerging everywhere