After yesterday's Essex excursion I decided to stay close to home and so opted for a stroll around Priors Hall. Braving blustery conditions and an assault by horseflies I was pleased when the clouds parted and the sun came out.
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| Willow and Common Emeralds |
Best birds of the day was also practically the first as a peek at the quarry from the A43 revealed four adult Yellow-legged Gulls. Moving on to the area around the ponds began to produce sightings of butterflies. The new brood of Common Blues appear to be out in force though Marbled Whites are all but over with just one being seen. Most of the other browns are still around in good numbers but they and most of the Large Skippers are looking a bit rough around the edges. A first county Brown Argus of the year did not hang around for long and other species noted included the three common whites, Comma, Peacock and Red Admiral.
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| Ruddy and Common Darter |
An impressive total of eight species of damsel were noted with my first Willow and Common Emeralds being the pick of the bunch. Of the other species Small Red-eyed Damselfly was the best as they remain quite scarce at Priors away from the quarry lake. Not that many dragons were seen today and this may have been due to the breezy conditions. Emperors and Brown Hawkers joined Black-tailed Skimmers. Four-spotted Chasers and both of the common darters on the list.
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