While I am still suffering from a bout of Man Flu that kept me confined to barracks on Sunday, I decided that today I would just go out, what the hell!
After reports of Quail in biblical plague proportions, I assumed that I would have no trouble finding some myself. I tried all the local places that I have had Quail at in the past and drew a complete blank, not a sniff (other than from my dripping nose!)
Eventually I give up the Quail Quest and try for some butterflies in the warm weather we are experiencing just now. First stop, Harwood and Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, with plenty on the roadside along the forest edge (a new Northumberland site for me!).
Parking at the Gibbet, I head into Steng Moss in the hope of Large Heath…
…this one appears to have a bit of a crumpled hindwing
Driving back via Sweethope, more Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary and plenty of Common Blue.
This female was attracting lots of males.
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