Paid a visit to Bishop Middleham Quarry on Sunday. This is a Magnesian Limestone quarry that has been a SSSI since 1968 which supports various species of Orchid including Bee. Here are some of the butterflies i encountered on my visit with the bonus of seeing only 5 people and 2 dogs in the 6 hours i was there.
also Large and Small White, and the star of the show..................
Thats some collection for one visit John.
ReplyDeleteYes Dick, it was a most enjoyable morning. I must go back soon and study the flora. A reference to your Dragon' pursuits. I went down to Bowesfield Marsh in the afternoon ( on the Tees just south of Stockton) to see what was there in the form of Dragonflies but all i got were Four Spotted Chasers.
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Nice shots John. The quarry is a favourite place of mine.
ReplyDeleteI noticed lots of Common Blue Butterflies in the Rising Sun CP today. Cheers. Brian.
Thanks Brian,
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that i haven't been up to Rising Sun for a few weeks. I have only been once briefly in the last 3 weeks to Killingworth also. A very quick visit with no sighting of the G.C. Grebe family i had been following.
John
I've not been around much myself John, but did catch a fleeting glance yesterday as I passed, of one of the adult grebes with at least one youngster.
ReplyDeleteThe quarry must be a fantastic place for wildlife!
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