Monday, 19 August 2019

Spotted Fly and Butterflies

A lovely walk this morning through the fields to the hide and back in blustery but warm and sunny conditions.

Little Gulls are still on the Mere in reasonable numbers as are Little Egrets with 12 present today, 7 of which were in one group on the north side.
7 Little Egrets
Little Egret
 A few warblers are still flitting about the bushes and trees but their song is no longer competing with the pigeon and gull calls. A little snatch of Chiff Chaff was the nearest I heard today.

Down at the bottom of second field where the Berded Tits have been seen so often, there was a Spotted Flycatcher sitting in the willows.
Spotted Flycatcher in second field
It was showing very well and sitting out on branches in the sun so I took rather a lot of pics 🙄

Butterflies were a bit thin on the ground until I walked past a friend's house.

Small Tortoiseshell and Painted Lady
Small tortoiseshell
Peacock
Red Admiral
Large White
Speckled Wood

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