I fancied another crack at the Wicksteed Park Norfolk Hawkers and so found myself boarding the X4 this morning. The weather looked fairly promising, less wind than yesterday and with longer sunny spells making it much better than on my previous visit last Saturday. I was quietly hopeful of success when I arrived at the park but such optimism proved to be somewhat misplaced.
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| Variable Damselflies and Scarce Chaser |
An unseasonal Siskin called as it flew over and provided what turned out to be the birding highlight of my wander. At the fishing lake I found Variable Damselflies and a few Blue-tailed Damselflies but at that stage there was no sign of any dragonflies. Both Song Thrush and Bullfinch were singing as I waited around for things to happen. A Red Admiral turned out to be my only butterfly sighting of the morning which was surprising given how much bramble blossom was around. Warming conditions proved attractive to several Four-spotted Chasers and also a single male Scarce Chaser but the Norfolks remained elusive. I was able to add Banded Demoiselle and Red-eyed Damsel to my day list but eventually had to concede defeat and set off to catch my return bus home.
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| Red Admiral and Great Crested Grebe |
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