Last Saturday I took a chance on the weather improving for a trip to Campfield Marsh in Cumbria with my son and fiancee in the hope of seeing a marsh fritillary.
Unfortunately the sun refused to shine but it was still a pleasant walk in a wetland environment with some different flora and fauna.
For a while I thought the only sign of butterfly or moth would be a drinker moth caterpillar but on coming to a woodland edge I noticed a moth that I later saw a few times - an aptly named common wave.
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Moss Carder Bee
Still after marsh fritillaries we dropped in for a shorter walk at Finglandrigg Wood with no more success but I did see the first definite meadow brown of the summer on one of many common spotted orchids and another bee imitator, this time a bumblebee hoverfly... if I've got it right.
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Back at home the day after I spotted to spot a patchwok leafcutter bee, no great rarity but a first for me.
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| Patchwork Leafcutter Bee |
The jay is still appearing from time to time but is very shy and disappears as soon as I move around in the house.
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| Jay |
As you can see, s/he's about to disappear again.
I thought that the baby woodpecker was now feeding independently but there was a recent visit yesterday when the parent bird obliged, I think with some reluctance.
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| Woodpeckers |
This Tuesday another butterfly target went unachieved as, in spite of reasonable weather, I couldn't see any sign of the white letter hairstreak at Bywell Bridge but there were a couple more first seasonal spottings when I saw a small skipper by the Tyne as well as three ringlets. The latter may have been fresh on the wing and weren't settling but I have seen a couple since.
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| Small Skipper |
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