Late morning i saw 2 Red Admirals in the garden so i thought i would leave the wife indoors, again
and go in search of butterflies. so i decided to drive to a small village called Forest Green, park there and walk towards Leithhill Tower. Walking northwards out of the car park i encounted my only butterfly, on my entire walk, a Red Admiral.
But also seen were 4 Emperor Dragonflies, [definitely Emperor Dragonflies, i know its rather late in the year to see them] numerous Common Darters, one pair copulating. A female Siskin taking a drink from one of two ponds i encounted. but my highlight of the afternoon was seeing a Honey Buzzard being mobbed by a couple of Jackdaws, and a pair of Ring-Necked Parakeets. Also saw a further 4 Buzzards, one of which was another Honey Buzzard, [could of been the same one] and 3 flying together, very high up and too far away to identify species. Did`nt take my binoculars, silly boy.
the two pictures below were taken in very poor light, hence the low quality.
nick.