Postcardcv seems to have covered everything as far as timing goes.
One comment I'd add is that your 150-500 (if it's anything like my Bigmos) will be great for the Puffins & swallows but not much help for the others. Minimum focal distance with mine is around 5m, which didn't work for newts...
Your kit lens or practically any smaller telephoto will be much better for close-ups, and a wider view is IMHO likely to work better for the Rapeseed.
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