Some news came filtering through that there were Clouded Yellows in the meadow and ditches around Lyveden New Bield and that was reason enough for Alan Shorrock and I to head in that direction this morning. While the weather was not as good has the forecast had suggested there was an occasional patch of brighter stuff that suggested that our trip might not be a total waste of time.
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| Lyveden New Bield |
Drizzly conditions prevailed when we got there though this did not seem to deter the Migrant Hawkers when continued to be active even during quite heavy showers. Females in particular were surprisingly rain tolerant and I think they were trying to avoid the attentions of any male suitors as they oviposited into pond side vegetation.
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| Migrant Hawker and Common Darters. |
During the rainier periods of the morning Alan and I had a look around the house itself before a promising looking sunny spell had us walking towards the meadow. Eventually we managed to find at least four Clouded Yellows though for the most part they remained distant. As I didn't want to go wandering across the meadow chasing them about my only shot was of the distant and slightly rubbish record variety. Several other species were noted and these were Common Blue, Small White and Small Heath.
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| Clouded Yellow and Small White. |
The sunshine also brought out a few Common and Ruddy Darters though we couldn't find any other species, the site looks promising for Willow Emeralds. Best bird was a Raven dwarfing the many Jackdaws that were noisily objecting to its presence, Red Kites and Buzzards also showed well.
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| Common Blue and Small Heath |
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