Unfortunately I became unwell a week after the last post and spent several weeks ill in hospital. There wasn't anything much to report from the bits of ward window I peered through, apart from one where I could see swallows perching on a railing on the hospital roof, and close enough to see the red bibs on them.
Now released but only partially mobile, I have at least managed a few butterfly sightings on the several buddleia plants in the garden. Today, a warm day there was a painted lady, not something that happens every year by any means. There have been numerous peacocks and several red admirals over the past few days, though interestingly no small tortoiseshells, so I was pleased that I photographed one of a small group that appeared two weeks back. In other years I would have still been sighting them in large numbers.
Here are the best photos I managed:
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| Painted Lady |
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| Peacock |
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| Small Tortoiseshell |
It would have been nice to report today's sightings to the
Big Butterfly Count especially the large number of peacocks. However it appears it finished on 7th August - somewhat early surely?
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