As you might expect at this time of year, birding is beginning to give way to insect photography. Today Brian, Norman and I drove down to the Brecks in an attempt to catch up with a few of the regions specialities that we've missed so far.
First stop was Lynford, where a walk around the Arboretum failed to deliver the hoped-for 'crests and Treecreepers. As the dog-walkers began to arrive, we moved a couple of miles to Santon Downham, parking by the railway and following the almost totally overgrown path round to the river. Lots of decent insects, most notably literally thousands of Banded Demoiselles. Butterflies included Ringlet, Large and Small Skipper, Meadow Brown and Small Heath, while Scarlet Tiger Moth was new to me! Brief glimpses of a Tree Pipit were conclusive, if rather unsatisfactory!
A difficult trudge to the riverbank revealed that the water could only be glimpsed occasionally, but we did find a pair of eclipse Mandarins as well as a female with three ducklings. (Duckling photo by Brian)
A short drive to Weeting Heath provided good views of adult and young Stone Curlews, as well as all the expected woodland birds, while our final stop at a large clearing near Grimes Graves added Woodlark to the daylist.
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