Today John and I took another trip into Devon, this time visiting the Butterfly walk at Haldon Hill.
Several butterfly species were seen, including Orange Tip, Brimstone and Green-veined White. The Pearl-bordered Fritillaries were also on the wing and were looking very fresh. as was the single Dingy Skipper that we found.
We also saw our first damselfly for the year, a male Large Red.
Of birdie interest, the Tree Pipits were singing and displaying, and the lovely melodic song of the Mistle Thrush rang out across the forest. They were many Siskins flying over and we also saw two Yellowhammers.
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| Pearl-bordered Fritillary |
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| Dingy Skipper |
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| Dingy Skipper |
We decided to pay another visit to Yarner Woods on the way home. Since our last visit a fortnight ago the trees were almost in full leaf. We spent a couple of hours in the tranquility of the woods watching and listening to the Pied Flycatchers and Wood Warblers. A lovely way to spend an afternoon.
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| Toad |
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| Sunlight through Mountain Ash leaves. |
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