I was taking my granddaughter
Clia out today and we were hoping to see some butterflies. We went to Swithland Wood first where there
had been a Wood Warbler for the last two days.
After parking we walked down the main bridal path and met Roger who had
already located the bird. He came back
with us but before we arrived I could hear it singing and we had some good
views as it sand fairly low down before going higher into the trees.
Wood Warbler
As we walked back to the car
we heard a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming but were unable to locate and
there were two Spotted Flycatchers just before we got back the car park.
From Swithland Wood we then
went to Ketton in Rutland where we were hoping to find some butterflies. On arrival it had clouded over a little and
there were certainly fewer butterflies than when Dave and I came last week and
I assume the wet conditions over the last few days had, had an impact. We walked the area just near the car park
before we took lunch and we did find a single Dingy Skipper but there was no
sign of the Green Hairstreaks I had seen last week.
Dingy Skipper
After lunch we went through to
the larger of the quarries but it was still very quiet but there were several
Small Heath and Brimstone and we also found Common Heath and Burnet Companion
moths.
Common Heath
Burnet Companion
On the way back to the car we had another look in the first field and found two Grizzled Skippers and a female Common Blue.
Grizzled Skipper
We left Ketton and went to
another Leicestershire & Rutland Trust reserve, Bloody Oaks Quarry. Again it was very quiet but I did find
another Dingy Skipper and Common Carpet and Silver Y moths.
Dingy Skipper
Silver Y
From Bloody Oaks we went to
Rutland Water and after an ice cream walked to the new Bittern hide as Clia
wanted to see the hide my wife and I had funded. There were a few terns over lagoon three and
I did see two of the first-summer Little Gulls, thirteen Ringed Plovers and
more Common Terns on lagoon four.
Male Reed Bunting near lagoon three
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