Paul - one of our oldest friends - makes an annual pilgrimage to Norfolk to look for Swallowtail butterflies. He lives three hours away from these scarce and engaging creatures, while there are two excellent locations within half an hour of our front door!
First stop was Strumpshaw Fen, where a walk around the usual locations proved negative: we decided to move on to Hickling NWT reserve, where I'd seen a couple yesterday. Since today was cooler, we hoped for better results: in the end we saw just a single specimen, along the raised path to Whiteslea. Paul enjoyed close views of about fifteen Common Cranes, as well as several Painted Ladies and Hairy Hawkers. A cup of tea, then a twenty minute drive back to Strumpshaw!
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