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Devil's Ditch Newmarket
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Devil's Ditch Newmarket
Just got back from a flying visit to Devil's Ditch (at the Newmarket July racecourse end), where the Green Hairstreaks, Dingy Skippers and Brown Argus are all on the wing. A bit windy for decent shots, but down the windward side of the ditch, the newly-hatched butterflies are in great condition. Also saw Orange Tips, Brimstones, Red Admirals and Peacocks. Woo-hoo ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Re: Devil's Ditch Newmarket
Trev,Trev Sawyer wrote:Just got back from a flying visit to Devil's Ditch (at the Newmarket July racecourse end), where the Green Hairstreaks, Dingy Skippers and Brown Argus are all on the wing. A bit windy for decent shots, but down the windward side of the ditch, the newly-hatched butterflies are in great condition. Also saw Orange Tips, Brimstones, Red Admirals and Peacocks. Woo-hoo
I am going there tomorrow to find Green Hairstreak one I dipped last year (went twice!), where is the best place to see them. I was told the bombing gap? Any info appreciated
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Mark
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Sorry for the tardy reply Mark. Hope you haven't left home yet... If the sun comes out, you will definitely see them today. The best place seems to be only about 100 yards from the steps near the parking area end (near the July racecourse). Go up the steps onto the Dyke and walk down to a sparse set of small hawthorn bushes which are immediately to the left of the footpath on top of the slope. I saw quite a few hairstreaks there yesterday. They seem to collect just on the slope side of these bushes. If you can't see them, just sit on the grass near the bushes and wait for the sun - they WILL show themselves. This area also seemed good for the few brown argus I saw too AND dingy skippers, so you don't have to walk too far. I made the mistake of taking only my new zoom lens(why??!!
), but I should have taken a different lens as I would have got much better shots.
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Yep, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and dragonflies.
I have never seen the swamphen, tried once for it, it is still about met a birder at Fen drayton recently who had seen it.
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Mark
PS details of my escapades can be found on my blog sometimes with some reasonabl epics
http://www.hows.org.uk/inter/birds/2007blog.htm
I have never seen the swamphen, tried once for it, it is still about met a birder at Fen drayton recently who had seen it.
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Mark
PS details of my escapades can be found on my blog sometimes with some reasonabl epics
http://www.hows.org.uk/inter/birds/2007blog.htm
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