Narroways

This morning: 15 Marbled Whites, 20 Meadow Browns and 10 Ringlets, numbers split equally between Church Field and cutting. A Narrow-bordered 5 Spot Burnet Moth on cutting (see pic) and a Speckled Wood stony path. 1 Burnet Companion (cutting), a Small Tortoiseshell between stoney path and Ashley Hill. 2 Chiffchaffs (Lynmouth Rd and Stony Path, a Blackcap singing (Lynmouth Rd). 10 Honey Bees, a couple of Buff-tailed Bumblebees and a Tree Bumblebee along Ashley Hill end of stony path. The Common Restharrow is looking good on the cutting.

Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet Moth

 

At Fairlawn Road there were 2 Ringlets, a Burnet Moth, a Comma, a Helophilus pendulus hoverfly plus about 15 Honey Bees.  

Comma

 An Xanthogramma hoverfly was in the front garden this morning.