Butterflies in Great Abington

Andy M took these photos in Lewis Crescent:

Common Blue

Common Blue

Elephant Hawk Moth

Elephant Hawk Moth

Elephant Hawk Moth

Elephant Hawk Moth

Humming Bird Hawkmoth

Skipper 

and these in Granta Park

Speckled Wood

Speckled Wood

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Jennifer took these photos of a blue-tailed damselfly on her kitchen window this afternoon:

Visit to Wicken Fen - 18th June 2014

A group of 14 spent an hour in the evening wandering round the boardwalk looking, and listening, for birds and insects. Afterwards, we repaired to the local hostelry for refreshment.

Derek recorded the following birds:

Chaffinch

Cuckoo H (possibly seen)

Blackbird

Blue Tit

Chiffchaff H

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Tit

Green Woodpecker H

House Martin

House Sparrow

Jay

Kestrel

Magpie

Marsh Harrier

Moorhen

Pheasant

Reed Bunting

Reed Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Starling

Swallow

Swift

Woodpigeon

23 Species in all. H = Heard only.

Barry took a few photos:

Green woodpecker in High Street

Jennifer saw this Green woodpecker in her garden early this morning: