Walking along Dowles Brook there was a Dipper and 4+ Grey Wagtails. A Wood Warbler was heard singing and 2 ♂ Blackcaps were showing well. Along this stretch were good numbers of juvenile Blue Tits & Great Tits (mmm Raptor fodder!). A juvenile Coal Tit and a juvenile Robin were also seen.
The target species today was Small Pearl-borderded Fritillary and in the meadow along Dowles I saw at least 8 of them. An added bonus was a mass emergence of Chimney Sweeper moths with a 100+ present at this location. A couple of Six Spot Burnett Moths were also seen.
On the walk back along the dis-used railway there was (surprisingly) a Tree Pipit still singing. A Garden Warbler was showing well at Lodge Hill bridge and 2 Slow Worms were also seen on the Gorse covered embankment during the walk back.
Chimney Sweeper
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (♀)
Slow Worm
Great pics again, Jason. Wish i could find Chimney Sweeper (again), only ever seen one on my patch.
ReplyDeleteI have never found one (yet) around Shenstone but I keep looking. The Wyre is a large area of ancient Woodland that is about 4 miles from where I live, so I tend to visit often.
ReplyDeleteJase
I photographed a Chimney Sweeper moth locally recently. I don't recall seeing it before and the photo was only fit for the recycle bin :(
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a Small-bordered Fritillary (so pretty!) and haven't seen a Slow Worm for a long time.
Great photos!
Sorry I missed out Pearl!
ReplyDeleteNo worries about the typo Shy...I knew what you meant.
ReplyDeletePhotographing Chimney Sweepers is tricky. I tried to get photos a week or so back at another site to no avail...got lucky this time!
Jase