Bury Green wander via Muggin's Wood.

A brief walk this morning gave up 22 species of bird, with a kestrel over Muggins Wood, good numbers of long tailed, great and blue tits as well as green woodpeckers, which appeared ubiquitous. However, the highlight was discovering a new colony (6+) of purple hairstreak butterfly. This species, whilst not rare is difficult to see as it prefers the upper canopy of mature oak trees. I managed to get a few record shots shown here along with photos showing a yellowhammer and long tailed tit. Also depicted here is a photo of a speckled wood butterfly.
Hundreds of butterflies were observed feeding on thistle and knapweed primarily, with painted lady, meadow brown and gatekeeper being the most numerous. Small and large whites, commas, peacocks and a single small tortoiseshell were also witnessed.