MY VILLAGE OF TATTENHALL. JUNE AND JULY

JUNE AND JULY



It is very hot this month and there are not many birds about but our friend Neil has the perfect answer.  Neil is an expert on butterflies and dragonflies and he, with his friends in the Tattenhall Wildlife group have transformed neglected areas around the village and created a wonderful habitat for our winged and feathered friends!  We went to have a look at the results this week and were amazed at what we found.  These few pictures have been taken from the newly created nature reserve.

PREES HEATH

 

Just over the Cheshire border and into Shropshire is Prees Heath, a butterfly conservation area  that is the only place in the West Midlands where the Silver-studded Blue can be found.  After all the rain in June, the sun shone in July, birds seem to be keeping well out of sight so chasing butterflies seemed to be the better option. The first morning we arrived at 0900 and by this time it was 25degrees C,  and the butterflies were too mobile to take pictures.  The following morning we arrived at 0730  and these are a few of the shots taken that day.

male Silver-studded blue

female Silver-studded Blue

 

Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey.

Cemlyn Bay at midday

One of my favourite places to visit is Cemlyn Bay on Anglesey.  It is quite a long drive for me, approximately 200 miles round trip. My last two visits have been on a Sunday, the last being on the first Sunday in July.  Incredibly it was almost deserted with very few people to be seen during the four hours I spent there.  Apart from the solitude there are still lots of things to enjoy, beautiful scenery, seals on the rocks in the sun,  flowers, insects, and of course the beautiful bay where thousands of Tern nest every year.

Sandwich Tern

Common Tern 

 

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