I had a walk around the Blue first thing this morning and the Red early afternoon. The highlight of the morning was some nice views of Spotted Flycatchers on the 4th. I have seen them in the same spot in the tree to the left of the fairway for the past couple of years. A family nest in the cluster of trees to the left of the stream.
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| Spotted Flycatcher [4th Blue] |
On all of the courses there are large numbers of Small Skippers in the rough. These two appeared to be squabbling over a patch of Common Centaury.
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| Small Skippers Thymelicus sylvestris on Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea [4th Red] |
There were a couple of Red Admirals on the bridge between the Red and Blue courses and this one helpfully settled on a sunny patch.
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| Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta [1st Red] |
The Small Heath is a rather inconspicuous butterfly that I have seen a bit over the last few weeks over the long grass, particularly on the Red course.
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| Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus [4th Red] |
This Water Mint was flowering early near the 4th tee Red, a long way from water. This plant is very common on the Blue course from late July onwards.
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| Water Mint Mentha aquatica [4th Red] |
Closer to water, there was a large influx of Lesser Black-backed Gulls on the reservoir.
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| Lesser Black-backed Gulls [Reservoir] |
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