A weekend away, places to go, things to see…
First stop for Roger and me was Blacktoft Sands, to try and see the long staying Marsh Sandpiper, alas it was not to be, as there was no sign of it. We did have eleven Spotted Redshank, fiftyish Black-tailed Godwit, a Green sandpiper, a Little Egret and two Bearded Tit. One of the wardens staked his reputation, that the bird he had found was a Pectoral Sandpiper, only thing was that it was a Ruff!
So eventually we were at Fermyn Woods. It was cool and windy with very few butterflies, until the sun broke through and we had a flurry of activity. Purple Hairstreak, and an almost certain Purple Emperor, that skimmed by us. A White Admiral raced through and out of sight, very poor views. Brown and Southern Hawkers are seen but very little else.
A short drive away, at Fermyn Country Park, all the pools are dry, so no dragonflies, but the grassland had an Essex Skipper.
We carry on to Wadenhoe, where the highlights are under water. There are no dragonflies other than Brown Hawker and Banded Demoiselle. The fish are good though. Chub, Gudgeon, Dace, Perch (seen catching another fish) and a Pike that tried to catch a Chub.
While here two Kingfisher are seen, one of them not too interested in us being there.
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