Large Skippers and Black-tailed Skimmers were the highlights of today. Six Large Skippers was the most I’ve counted here and one posed nicely for a photograph.
A Large skipper in the garden and a few species of butterflies at Dean Clough along with a Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum and a Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly made for a nice selection of June Insects
Following the wonderful trip to Bulgaria last week it was back to reality with a thump as I ventured up to Dean Clough for the first time in a couple of weeks. All the passage migrants had moved on as … Continued
I’ve finally seen a swift this year, with three flying north over Mellor on May 17th! I think this is the latest date I’ve ever recorded. Yet again it has been a cold week. Other late records include cuckooflower which … Continued
The butterflies are late this year, just like everything else in the garden. In previous years, orange-tips, small whites and green-veined whites have all been seen by now, but this year there have been none. The first butterflies to appear … Continued
This year we went camping in Spain during the school holidays. I chose the destination and I picked the Picos de Europa mountains, which apart from being great for camping happens to be stuffed with wildlife – what a coincidence! … Continued
Spent a very pleasant morning in warm and sunny weather at Warton Crag. Small heath and Northern Brown Argus butterflies were present in good numbers. Bird highlights included a couple of singing lesser whitethroats, 5 buzzard overhead and a peregrine … Continued
Fairly quite on the bird front at the quarry. No hobby sightings whilst I was there today. There was at least a bit more going on with other winged creatures. This teneral black-tailed skimmer was on the public footpath by … Continued
I’ve spent a quite a few days in the Bowland Fells this month getting off the beaten track. I’ve been encouraged by the numbers of raptors that I’ve seen with regular sightings of peregrine, hen harrier, merlin and buzzard (can’t … Continued