Hello
No let up in the heat as yet, but a shower of rain this morning was pleasant!
A Siskin flew south over Hanging Houghton village early this morning.
The two Garganey were again on the scrape at Summer Leys LNR where also two Cuckoos, and over at Daventry Country Park a Common Scoter and two Green Sandpipers were present this morning.
Two Pochard, ninety Tufted Ducks and two Grey Wagtails were seemingly the only birds of note at Ravensthorpe Reservoir today but interesting insects included one or two Silver-washed Fritillary in light woodland close to the spillway, five different Lesser Emperors (four on the small side), a Hairy Hawker and a Brown Hawker in addition to the profusion of damselflies and common dragonflies.
Purple Hairstreak butterflies were seen at Glapthorn Cow Pasture and Fermyn Woods today and a Purple Emperor was by The Pheasantry at Harlestone. A Clouded Yellow butterfly was in seta-side next to Brampton Wood.
Three Purple Emperors were seen at Bucknell Wood plus seven or eight Silver-washed Fritillaries.
Regards
Neil M
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| Meadow Pipit. |
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| Green-eyed (Norfolk) Hawker. |
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| Four-spotted Chaser. |
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| Darter sp. All above images courtesy of Tony Stanford. |
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| Reed Bunting courtesy of John Tilly. |
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