A Whixall Moss foray!

With the day set to be bloody hot and it being a Saturday and all, it goes without saying that ,
"Mad Dogs and English men" did go out in the midday sun!! It was actually 05:00 that the
journey to Mordor began.

The first port of call was the Gropper location, not found! So onwards for the Adders!! not found!

There was however consolation prizes to be had, in the shape of Small Copper, White-faced Darter,
 and a splendid female Raft Spider, along with Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoise shell,
 Peacock, Green Hairstreak to name a few. It was uncannily quiet on the moss and
 apart from the three or four Cuckoos, Curlews and Hobby the only bird off
note was a superb flyover of the Marsh Harrier. Stooped upon by a Common Buzzard .

A nice bonus bird for the day. (record shot)

Green Hairstreak

Green Hairstreak

Female Raft Spider

Male White-faced Darter

Large Red Damselfly

With the temperature approaching that of Death Valley! the Dragons and Butterflies were very active and getting close was proving to be a real nightmare, a lunch of very nice cheese rolls washed down with a cool beer rounded off, what turned out to be a very good day after all.

there a couple of images to be added so pop back.

Cheers

Paul