Out in the boat this afternoon and a terrific catch of Mackerel, of which many of the 70 we caught went back to fight another day. We were just off Church Ope Cove and as we drifted by, you could literally see the whitebait coming up to the surface as the Mackerel were chasing them upwards.
We even had a Red Gurnard, a beautiful coloured fish which was also released.
Red Gurnard
Mermaid Track, Rufus Castle, St Andrews Church and Pennsylvania Castle Wood.
A touch of deja vu, with the same weather conditions and the same walk as yesterday. Only difference really was a slight drop in the wind speed, making it feel really hot.
Butterflies seen today were Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, 3 Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, 1 Marbled White, 1 Small Copper and several Chalk Hill Blues.
Moths as yesterday Six-spot Burnets and a couple of Silver Y's.
Hoverflies seen were mainly Marmalade with a few more Tapered Drone Flies than of late.
Also seen were Common Red Soldier Beetles, Swollen-thighed Beetles, Sweat Bees sp. and an Ichneumon sarcitorius.
Also seen were Common Red Soldier Beetles, Swollen-thighed Beetles, Sweat Bees sp. and an Ichneumon sarcitorius.
A Migrant Hawker was whizzing around the steps below Rufus Castle and I actually managed to spot 3 Wall Lizards this today.
Here are few images from this morning:
Chalk Hill Blue
And another
A female I believe
And another male.
Ringlet
Green-veined White
Gatekeeper
Silver Y
Six-spot Burnet Moth
A female Swollen-thighed Beetle
A Common Red Soldier Beetle
I'm pretty sure these are Sweat Bees. Not sure which species though.
Top left is an Ichneumon sarcitorius, not sure what the other one is
Hurrah a Wall Lizard
And another. They have proved difficult to spot this Summer, but certainly a few out today.
A lovely close-up. Check out those toes nails which help it climb the walls and rocks.
And another, this time in the grounds of St Andrew's Church.