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A diary of Garden Wildlife Sightings and Out And About Wildlife Sightings sighted mainly in North Somerset.
More information about these sightings can be found by using the appropriate Garden Wildlife Sightings or Out And About Wildlife Sightings links.
The information includes images, how often seen, when last seen, notes and where seen in the case of Out And About Wildlife Sightings.
Wildlife seen daily may no-longer be reported in the Diary.
APRIL 2026
Diary Entry April 24 Weather
5.3C Min, 21.8C Max. Sunny with winds from the North, North East averaging 4.3MPH and gusting to 15.5 Max with no precipitation.
Large Red Damselfly and Small White Butterfly seen. Bats seen and heard again in the evening.
Diary Entry April 23 Weather
6.2C Min, 21.1C Max. Sunny with winds from the North, North East averaging 5.1MPH and gusting to 20.5 Max with no precipitation.
Another good day for Brimstone, Holly Blue and Orange Tip Butterflies in the garden this year. Today I transferred my Buckfast Bee nuc into their National Hive and spotted the Queen whilst moving a frame.
In the evening bats were again seen and heard at 48kHz.
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Diary Entry April 22 Weather
5.6C Min, 18.5C Max. Sunny with winds from the North, North East averaging 6.0MPH and gusting to 21.6 Max with no precipitation.
First Swallow of the year seen flying over Moor Lane whilst on my way home from Yatton after delivering my Grandson's first Birthday card.
Diary Entry April 21 Weather
5.1C Min, 15.5C Max. Sunny with cloudy intervals with winds from the West, South West averaging 6.7MPH and gusting to 23.3 Max with no precipitation.
Today my Buckfast Bee nuc arrived via Royal Mail. Later in the evening bats were seen and heard at 45 and 55 kHz.
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Diary Entry April 20 Weather
5.7C Min, 15.7C Max. Sunny with cloudy intervals with winds from the North, North East averaging 3.0MPH and gusting to 13.6 Max with no precipitation.
Whilst trimming the grass around the bee hive an Orange Tip was seen nectaring on the wild garlic growing on my bank of the Land Yeo.
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Diary Entry April 19 Weather
4.0C Min, 16.3C Max. Sunny with winds from the West, South West averaging 2.1MPH and gusting to 12.3 Max with no precipitation.
Orange Tip Butterfly seen in the garden for the first time this year along with a Large Red Damselfly Later a Grey Heron was seen being mobbed by Herring Gulls whilst it was fishing in the Land Yeo.
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Diary Entry April 16 Weather 9.4C Min, 16.7C Max. Sunny with cloudy intervals with winds from the South West averaging 3.3MPH and gusting to 13.1 Max with precipitation.
Small White and Holly Blue Butterflies seen and a Large Red Damselfly was seen egg laying in the garden pond.
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Diary Entry April 09 Weather
8.6C Min, 13.5C Max. Cloudy with winds from the West, South West averaging 4.9MPH and gusting to 17.8 Max with no precipitation.
Mallard ducklings 7, seen on the Land Yeo adjacent my garden for the first time this year. Large White and Holly Blue Butterflies also seen.
Diary Entry April 08 Weather 9.5C Min,
20.0C Max. Sunny with winds from the West, South West averaging 1.74MPH and gusting to 13.1 Max with no precipitation.
A good day for Holly Blue and Brimstone butterflies and the first sighting of a Speckled Wood in the garden for the first time this year.
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Diary Entry April 06 Weather
9.8C Min, 16.7C Max. Sunny with winds from the South East averaging 3.0MPH and gusting to 15.2 Max with no precipitation.
A pair of Blue Tits, Robins, Blackbirds and the obligatory Wood Pigeons seen in the garden this morning. A Peacock, Holly Blue, Large White and Brimstone butterfly appeared in the garden in the afternoon along with a Large Red Damselfly..
In the evening a Bat was seen and heard at 45kHz, likely to of been a Daubentons given its proximity to the Land Yeo which flows adjacent to the garden.
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MARCH 2026
Diary Entry March 31 Weather
9.7C Min, 15.4C Max. Sunny with cloudy intervals with winds from the West, South West averaging 4.3MPH and gusting to 16.5 Max with no precipitation.
First sighting of a Bee Fly in the garden this year.
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Diary Entry March 29
Weather 2.8C Min, 10.5C Max. Cloudy with winds from the South West averaging 5.0MPH and gusting to 20.8 Max with precipitation.
It seems we may have tenants in our garage wall small hole nest box.
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Diary Entry March 21 Weather
4.9C Min, 16.7C Max. Sunny with winds from the North, North East averaging 1.2MPH and gusting to 10.7 Max with no precipitation.
Holly Blue butterfly seen in the garden whilst having an afternoon coffee on the patio. Blue Tits again seen frequently visiting the the garage wall small hole nest box.
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Diary Entry March 18 Weather
5.8C Min, 20.6C Max. Sunny with winds from the East, North East averaging 2.4MPH and gusting to 12.0 Max with no precipitation.
Peacock butterfly seen loitering around my soon to be occupied bee hive.
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Diary Entry March 17 Weather
7.2C Min, 14.6C Max. Cloudy with sunny intervals, winds from the South averaging 4.2MPH and gusting to 17.0 Max with no precipitation.
Blue Tits seen again inspecting the garage wall small hole nest box.
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Diary Entry March 15 Weather
4.4C Min, 12.0C Max. Sunny with cloudy intervals, winds from the South West averaging 5.7MPH and gusting to 26.8 Max with precipitation.
1 female and 2 male Robins seen squabbling in garden presumably over pairing issues.
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Diary Entry March 13 Weather
6.7C Min, 10.9C Max. Cloudy with sunny intervals, winds from the West, South West averaging 6.8MPH and gusting to 35.1 Max with precipitation.
Unfertilised Frog spawn seen in the garden pond, but only one clump.
Diary Entry March 10 Weather
9.3C Min, 12.3C Max. Cloudy with winds from the South averaging 3.98MPH and gusting to 19.6 Max with precipitation.
Siberian Squill in flower.
FEBRUARY 2026
Diary Entry February 28
Weather 6.1C Min, 10.7C Max. Cloudy with sunny intervals, winds from the West, North West averaging 4.2MPH and gusting to 16.5 Max with precipitation.
First cut of the grass this year and Blue Tits were seen again inspecting the small hole nest box on the garage wall.
A Buff Tailed Bumble Bee was also spotted collecting pollen from the Clevedon Violets at the edge of the garden pond.
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Diary Entry February 17
Weather 4.3C Min, 7.5C Max. Cloudy with sunny intervals, winds from the West, North West averaging 2.7MPH and gusting to 14.9 Max with no precipitation.
Crocus, Daffodils, Pulmonaria, Primrose, Polyanthus, Snowdrops and Clevedon Violets all flowering well.
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Diary Entry February 10 Weather
8.9C Min, 11.3C Max. Cloudy with winds from the South East averaging 9.9MPH and gusting to 14.6 Max with precipitation.
Still plenty of berries on the Mistletoe in the garden Apple tree.
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Diary Entry February 03 Weather
3.8C Min, 7.0C Max. Cloudy with winds from the North East averaging 5.7MPH and gusting to 15.6 Max with precipitation.
A live Blue Tailed Damselfly nymph found emerging from its exuvia in the tropical fish tank.
Newly Emerged with Exuvia Newly Emerged Adult
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Diary Entry February 01 Weather
6.2C Min, 8.8C Max. Cloudy with sunny intervals, winds from the West, South West averaging 1.6MPH and gusting to 17.4 Max with precipitation.
Orchid in flower for only the second time in 15 years.
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