A real change in the weather with a lot of cloud and quite breezy. Out of the wind it felt muggy but as the day progressed the "heat" soon disappeared.
A bit of a butterfly morning with several Small Blues, 2 Common Blues, 2 Speckled Woods, 2 Large Whites and a Small Copper seen. The latter in Wakeham Wood and the others in the quarry.
Just the one warbler heard a Blackcap in Wakeham Wood.
Also noted were 2 Swifts over Easton.
Also noted were lots of Swollen-thighed Beetles, a Dagger Fly and both Lackey Moth and Brown-tail Moth caterpillars.
Here a few images from this morning:
Today's Sightings Here.
Here a few images from this morning:
The old railway track into Easton.
The to the left is the embankment to Broadcroft Quarry
The view looking north
Fantastic habitat for butterflies.
There were several Small Blue...............
..........2 Common Blue...........
...............and 2 Speckled Wood.
These are Lackey Moth caterpillars.
Still a few Brown-tail Moth caterpillars about.
This is a Dagger Fly (Empis tessellata)
A Swollen-thighed Beetle. This is a male.
The track next to Wakeham Wood..........
.........where there are a few Slow-worms about.
Despite the lack of any sun..........
.............this Small Copper was flying about along the track.
This is Yellow-rattle (Rhinanthus minor) and a fair bit of it in amongst the vetch and grasses.
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2018Today's Sightings Here.