2 Sep 18

Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve and Bumpers Lane

A quick walk this afternoon just to see if there was anything about. Sadly not, apart from a Common Buzzard and 2 Kestrels, with the latter not to happy to be in the same location as each other.

Here are a few images from this afternoon:

A Common Buzzard over the butterfly reserve.

Also here two Kestrels..........

.......and a bit of scene as the one above didn't seem to happy about the Kestrel below on the branch. 

Wakeham

A bit of gardening and nice to see a Painted Lady in the back garden, just a shame it was only passing through. Also about a male Common Darter, 3 Common Wasps and 6 Common Carder Bumblebees. Overhead were 2 Yellow Wagtails calling as they headed south.

Here are few images:

A male Common Darter by the pond and then.......

.......on the fence by the vegetable patch.

I think this is only the third male Common Darter I have come across on Portland, all the others being females.

A Common Wasp comes down to the pond for a drink.

A Common Carder Bumblebee on the Lavender.......

........and also in a Nasturtium.


And Finally


The new housing estate on Bumpers Lane.

A very busy place at the moment..........

............and unfortunately........

..........a very messy one at that.

Such a shame that what use to be a nice walk along Bumpers lane has now turned into a bit of a tip. I did wonder how long it would take before the workman started to forget about the environment they were working in!!!!