A walk along the Bunk line/Green Lane before it got too hot.
Plenty of butterflies around with Meadow Brown being the most frequently seen.
A few family groups of Swallow moving thru and a couple of House Martin and at least two Sand Martin.
Some of the young Swallow were resting up whilst the adult birds were hunting and bringing food back for them.
Song Thrush, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat and Yellowhammer still churning out some song.
The meadow by the gravel pit was being cut today and had 30+ large BOP’s overhead, 3-4 Buzzard and the rest Red Kite. Swooping down every now and again to pick up something. The cutting of the meadow would probably expose or kill, insects, small mammals and any nesting birds which are then easy pickings.
Dragonflies: 1 Beautiful Demoiselle, 3 Banded Demoiselle, 1 Southern Hawker.
Butterflies: Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet and Small Heath.
Common Blue
Red Admiral
Swallows (6 pics)
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