Wednesday, July 14, 2021

14 July 2021

There were lots of Swallows and House Martins skimming around the car park this morning.  The House Martins were settling just by the car - they seemed to be stopping at puddles to drink and picking up dried grass from the tarmac - although it seems rather late to be building nests - maybe just a bit of DIY.



House Martins [Car park]

In the trees on the left of the 4th Blue there was a family of 4 Spotted Flycatchers, all too quick for me to photograph.  More static, but better camouflaged was this Treecreeper nearby.

Treecreeper [4th Blue]

There were lots of butterflies around this morning:
 
Comma [1st Blue]

Small Tortoiseshell [17th Blue]

.. and plenty of flowers still.  These were in the woodland clearing behind the 6th Blue.

Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum [6th Blue]

Greater Plantain Plantago major [6th Blue]

Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea [6th Blue]

and these in the rough..

Rosebay Willowherb Chamerion angustifolium [8th Blue]

Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia [16th Red]


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