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.
Video Footage of the Common Pipistrelle maternity roost emergence at the Inn at Whitewell on June 18th 2009621 Common Pipistrelles were counted during the emergence by members of East Lancs Bat group. Up to 5 other species of bat were … 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
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