The weather was more than a little ropey this morning and I decided not to venture out until later. My stepson offered to give me a lift over to Wicksteed Park at about noon and we picked up Shozzer on the way. Some sunny spells were beginning to break up the overcast as we made our way to the fishing lake where Norfolk Hawkers were our main target species.
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| Variable and Azure Damselflies |
A Cetti's Warbler sang as we made our way to the corner of the lake favoured by the hawkers. Dragons turned out to be few and far between, I saw a Four-spotted Chaser while Al noted a Hairy Dragonfly. There were not that many damsels either though the weather was far from optimum. Several Variable and Azures were found as well as a Common Blue and two Banded Demoiselles. The sunny spells were nowhere near as frequent as we would have liked and I began to think that a dip was on the cards. Such fears were soon dispelled when I found a Norfolk Hawker flying along the margins of the pond, I didn't get a pic but it was nice just to see it. It disappeared within a minute of its discovery and as the conditions appeared to be getting worse we decided to cut our losses and head for the pub. Few butterflies had put in an appearance with just Painted Lady and Small Tortoiseshell being noted. The Wayfarer's Arms provided some welcome sanctuary from the worsening conditions before we caught the bus back to Corby.
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| Painted Lady and Small Tortoiseshell |
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