Bickland Wood, Somerset
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:13 pm
It was with great anticipation that I planned a visit to Buckland Wood just outside Taunton today.
The weather forecasts last night were pretty contradictory, but most suggested (at least) some sunshine!
It is a great and reliable site for Grizzled and Dingy, Green Hairstreaks and Dukes.
In the end I had some light drizzle, well overcast, with just some tiny breaks in the cloud around midday.
I arrived at 09:00, and, when I left at 13:00, I had only seen TWO butterflies - but they were both Dukes, so I was quite happy.
Simon C - they turned up just 10 minutes after you left.
Hope you did better later on!
Cheers
p.s. Just had another look at this photo - doesn't my sensor need a jolly good clean
Roger Harding
The weather forecasts last night were pretty contradictory, but most suggested (at least) some sunshine!
It is a great and reliable site for Grizzled and Dingy, Green Hairstreaks and Dukes.
In the end I had some light drizzle, well overcast, with just some tiny breaks in the cloud around midday.
I arrived at 09:00, and, when I left at 13:00, I had only seen TWO butterflies - but they were both Dukes, so I was quite happy.
Simon C - they turned up just 10 minutes after you left.
Hope you did better later on!
Cheers
p.s. Just had another look at this photo - doesn't my sensor need a jolly good clean
Roger Harding