Behind with my sightings recently due to work at home.
However, I had an excellent sighting of a Red Kite first seen over East Bierley cricket pitch on the 7/7 and the following day, probable the same bird circled Caldene fields before moving off north.

I found some interesting species in Raw Nook LNR on the 9/7 with a single Eyebright Euphrasia officinalis plant found in the meadow which is a site first.
In fact the meadow has a wide range of wildflowers at the moment including masses of Meadow Cranesbill and Musk Mallow.
Sadly only two butterflies species were seen which included the Ringlet and Meadow Brown
Also present is the now regular stunning Dark Mullein Plants Verbascum nigrum which is also in the meadow near to the young Aspen trees
Dark Mullein Plants Verbascum nigrum

