During the very busy bank holiday weekend a red kite made a brief appearance but sadly didn't hang around for long. Thankfully today it reappeared and showed really well handling the strong winds really well. Red kites have been becoming more regular at Symonds Yat due to the expanding populations found in the Chilterns and of course Wales.

The other feature of the weekend and today was the painted lady butterfly. There have been thousands appearing all over the southern half of the UK over the weekend with a few reaching us at 'the rock'. Today I counted 56 in total with a majority continuing their journey north. A hummingbird hawk moth was another pleasant surprise today as well as a few club-tailed dragonflies emerging off the river. These are very local insects in the UK with the River Wye being a stronghold.

There's still no good news about the peregrines but keep popping back to find out what our peregrine pair are up to!