Blue Skies + Some Butterflies

Date: 16/06/2015 - 18/06/2015

Location: Collard Hill & Greylake - Tuesday - 
Draycott and Black Rock, Cheddar - Thursday

Observation: Sunshine was forecast so headed to Collard Hill in search of Large Blue, but hardly any butterflies Marbled Whites and lot of Meadow Browns were the dominate species a few Common Blue and Large Skippers as well.

While looking for butterfly's looked up and there was a Kestrel in hunting mode. No one seemed to notice !

Small Heath's in small numbers

After a disappointing but lovely walk down ...then up... down ...then up again, felt like the Duke of York! Headed towards Greylake.

A Hobby was first spot hawking across reserve with Oystercatcher, Redshank & chicks in front hide. A lot of tall grass and reeds now. On Window was this Small Magpie Moth, looks like a marbled white butterfly !

Outside hide a beautiful Red Admiral perched nicely unusual I thought !

Then the Hobbies prey Dragonfly's only seen 3 but this one perched well.

  Four Spotted Chaser Female 

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So Thursday more sunshine, Headed to Draycott second time here some great views nice place to sit and wonder ! 

Not many butterflies Marbled Whites, Common Blues, Large Skippers saw this Dragon near top its a Anax imperator or Emperor Dragonfly, latin better ! Superb thing against Green Grass !

Marbled Whites very mobile.

After couple of hours headed to Black Rock - Cheddar.

 Could hear Redstart's saw juvenile Wren scrabbling up bank and over head a Raven calling. 

On first sunny slope I came to this Dark Green Fritilary soared over grasses, Initially thought Silver Washed but Doh ! On looking its Dark Green Fritilary.

Still a cracking Butterfly only 2.

 Also Large Skippers, Small Heaths, Green Hairstreak and Grizzled Skippers here.

Then on way back a Redstart saw male and female superb looking bird, shame couldn't make the most of it camera setting clicked up to F29 ! 

I've no ideal ....0/30 shutter !

Weather: Warm, Sunny Skies - Temp around 20c 

Other Species: Kestrel, Meadow Pipits, Skylark, Hobby, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Linnet, Redstart, Raven, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk.

Butterflies: Dark Green Fritilary, Brimstone, Common Blue, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Marbled White, Red Admiral, Green Hairstreak, Grizzled Skipper, Speckled Wood.

 Thanks For Looking :)