Monday 22 July 2013

A mid-morning walk in Newton Harcourt - July 22, 2013

I went for a walk with my granddaughter, Clia, along the Grand Union Canal from Newton Harcourt towards Kilby Bridge.  Bird wise it was raher quiet with Swallow, Blackcap and Whitethroat being the highlights.  There were plenty of butterflies, particularly whites, and I had eighty-seven involving ten species in just over an hour.  I saw five male Banded Demoiselle, two White-legged Damselfly, a Common Blue Damselfly, two Blue-tailed Damselfly and two Brown Hawkers.


The butterflies were Large White [15]; Small White [8]; Green-veined White [11]; Small Tortoiseshell [3]; Comma [8]; Speckled Wood [1]; Gatekeeper [15]; Meadow Brown [7]; Ringlet [17] and Large Skipper [2].


Comma


Gatekeeper


Ringlet


Common Knapweed


Common Knapweed


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