A trip to East Blean Woods in search of
Heath Fritillaries parking
here and exploring the clearings nearby. Following a heavy rain shower, the humidity was high which brought out a dozen or so fritillaries which favoured vegetation >1m in length. During periods of sunny weather their flight was strong and flicking, but immediately became inactive and approachable during periods of cloud.
The only other butterflies seen at the site were 1 Red Admiral, 2 Holly Blue & 1 Speckled Wood.
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| Heath Fritillary ~ Melitaea athalia |
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Heath Fritillary ~ Melitaea athalia
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2 Green-eyed (Norfolk) Hawker were a nice surprise, presumably dispersing from nearby Westbere Marshes, and good numbers of hoverflies were making use of the coppiced clearings, including several of the impressive
Volucella inflata.
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| Volucella inflata |
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| Green-eyed Hawker - Aeshna isoceles |
A brief trip to Westbere Marshes on the way home found another couple of Green-eyed Hawker and this female Hairy Dragonfly feeding on a bee.
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