Beginning at Tescos, I wandered around the paths behind Bury Green, carrying on down Acremore Street and across to the polo fields and Muggins wood, before coming down the hill into Hadham Ford opposite the pub.
Not many birds about, 16 species in all and nothing of note apart from a single chiffchaff and a calling whitethroat. However, butterflies were in good numbers with 100+ small whites, 100+ large whites, several green veined whites, single small heath, 20+ peacocks, 2 small tortoiseshells, 7 commas, 3 common blues (2 males) 20+ gatekeepers and 50+ meadow browns. Still searching for the first painted lady of the year as well as a small copper.
Several dragonfly species seen, with 1 hawker (presumed a migrant hawker) 2 brown hawkers, up to 8 common darters with most being seen over the River Ash opposite the Nag's Head and a solitary common blue damselfly.
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| gatekeeper (note 2 white dots in black eye spot) |
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| meadow brown (note 1 white dot) |
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| small heath |
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| common blue (female) |
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| common darter |
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| common blue damselfly |
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