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19C Thursday 10th May 2018 ~ I stayed mainly local today starting at a very nippy and breezy Napton-on-the-Hill, although the sun was shining. Things were pretty quiet, the only saving grace was a
Hawfinch, which flew over the church and down on towards Church Leys Farm. From here I headed on over to Napton Reservoir to meet up with Jim Timms but abandoned him a short time later for a reported
Whinchat at Coventry Airfield, sorry Jim, Carol and Tony this was a year-tick.
Unfortunately, it was a fruitless effort, spending a good half hour searching along with Chris Mathews. That said as I pen this post I see the bird has just appeared on the Warwickshire Whatsapp Group, you can't win them all.
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Green Hairstreak ~ Stockton Cutting |
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Hairy Dragonfly |
The remainder of my time was spent once more at Stockton Cutting, this time in the sunshine. It was a decent visit recording my 1st Local Hairy Dragonflies (3) and Green Hairstreaks (4), plus more Dingy Skippers, a Holly Blue and a Four-spotted Chaser, which simply wouldn't settle.
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Dingy Skipper |
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Holly Blue |
Tomorrow I'll be putting the final touches to my itinerary in preparation for Saturdays departure for the Spanish Pyrenees and my quest for a self-found Wallcreeper goes on, simply can't wait.