Monday 28th June found me with a whole day off from work, so I began the walk at Tescos, following footpaths all around the parish boundary. In all 41 species of birds, 4 dragonfly species, numerous butterflies, including in excess of 150 meadow browns. Species list was: red admiral, small heath, common blue, holly blue, gatekeeper, ringlet, essex skipper, small skipper, large white, small white.
Good birds were little owl, shown here on a post in poor evening light, bullfinch and little grebe whilst the dragonfly list contyained black tailed skimmer (photo attached) 4 spot chaser (brown insect with 4 spots per wing) and a solitary emperor dragonfly. In all 18 miles were covered, with a few around the back of Hadham Hall and Cradle End left to complete the whole circuit.
Photos are as follows, from the top:
- 4 spotted chaser
- 5 spot burnet moth
- 6 spot burnet moth
- view near Cradle End
- footpath poppies
- sunset at Millfield Lane
- small magpie moth
- small heath
- ringlet
- red admiral
- poppy
- musk mallow containing a male oedemera nobilis
- little owl
- large white
- holly blue
- essex skipper
- essex skippers
- common blue
- cape teal (escape from an ornamental pond)
- black tailed skimmers
- black tailed skimmer
- azure damselfly
- azure damselfly
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