I paid another visit to Chitty Lane this afternoon and had a wander up to the embankment and back. A Chaffinch peeped out at me as I started up the track. Once again it was lovely to hear the sound of singing Reed and Sedge Warblers.
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| Chaffinch |
A Large Skipper Butterfly was sunning itself and looked gorgeous in the light.
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| Large Skipper |
A little further along I came across loads of Small Tortoiseshell Caterpillars outside their cocoon. I am not sure what the paler brown ones amongst them are. At first I thought they must just be at a different stage of development but they do not seem to be as spiky as the black Small Tortoiseshell ones. It will be interesting to try and find out.
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| Small Tortoiseshell Caterpillars |
A male Goldfinch was perched high in the hedgerow and repeatedly singing away enthusiastically. It would pause between each burst of song and look round before breaking into song again. Though I think it was aware of my presence it did not seem to put if off its stride at all and after a fair while waiting, as I did not want to disturb it, I carried on down the track and left it still singing away.
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| Goldfinch |
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| Goldfinch |
It was much quieter for Damselflies today and I did not see any sign of a Red-eyed or a Banded Demoiselle as I made may way up to the embankment. Several Azure Damselflies were tucked here and there and as I walked along the embankment I could see a Cuckoo on the edge of a bush way ahead. A little further along, from the hedgerow, I could hear my first Turtle Dove (117) of the year which was a very welcome sound.
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| Cuckoo |
Reed and Sedge Warbler were singing as I made my way along and over in one of the fields good numbers of Corvid had been attracted to the area where the farmer was irrigating his crops.
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| Corvids making the most of the wet ground |
It remained fairly quiet on the walk back but it was just good to be out.
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