It was my first walk around the fell for a week and despite the shortage of sun that was promised it was still 19C after lunch. A lot of
Swallows were hawking insects over the fields but there was little else in the way of birds around. The butterflies were better with both
Large and
Green-veined White on the wing at several spots, single
Meadow Brown and
Small Copper were flushed and 5
Peacocks were on a
Buddleja shrub in one of the gardens nearby.
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| Green-veined White |
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Common Darters on the fell were quite a way from water but the best were my first
Migrant Hawkers that I have seen in the Waldridge area, that twice buzzed me by Wanister Bog. Unfortunately they came no way near to alighting for their photograph to be taken.
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| Common Darter |
Still a number of hoverflies on the wing, including more
Helophilus pendulus, which have certainly been commoner than usual this year.
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| Helophilus pendulus |
The last of a number of species of flora are still in flower including
Creeping Cinquefoil and
Dame's Violet.
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