Warton Crag, 16th June

Spent a very pleasant morning in warm and sunny weather at Warton Crag. Small heath and Northern Brown Argus butterflies were present in good numbers. Bird highlights included a couple of singing lesser whitethroats, 5 buzzard overhead and a peregrine in the quarry.

A quick visit to Leighton main reserve to check if the Great White Egret was out of hiding proved to be predictably fruitless.

All photos below taken on Warton crag.


Small heath


Small heath


Small heath


Northern Brown Argus


Northern Brown Argus



Northern Brown Argus


Northern Brown Argus


Cinnabar


Yellow shell moth