I snatched a few brief hours in Bowland, and given the warm weather decided to look for Adders. I didn't get any pictures of an Adder but I did see one on the path about 3 metres in front of me. Unfortunately, it saw me too, and quickly moved off under a rock. I decided to stakeout the rock to see if the Adder would come back out to bask in the sun, but after nearly half an hour all I saw was some movement in the shade as I think the adder moved further out of view. However, I did notice something moving on the other side of the rock, which I initially thought was the snake, but was in fact a Common Lizard. The lizard froze to the spot. I am not sure if it was aware of me or the Adder but it barely moved for twenty minutes. Whether the Adder knew it was there or not I don't know but it would have been intriguing to see what would have happened if they came face to face.
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| Common Lizard, Bowland, Lancashire |
There were several summer migrant birds in the area too including Spotted Fly-catcher, Wheatear, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler and Blackcap.
