Long Nanny

 A visit to Long Nanny in Northumberland a few weeks ago to see an American Black Tern (a lifer for me). It put on a good show along with a canny supporting cast.

American Black Tern.

Arctic Tern.

Little Tern.

Sky Lark.

Meadow Pipit.

Painted Lady.

Wingate Quarry.

 After a visit to Bishop Middleham, we then went onto Wingate Quarry. Not many Marbled White out but I did manage to get some images of the two we saw. On the way back home, we stopped off at Chester-le-Street in the hope of seeing White-letter Hairstreak I was lucky enough to see one.

Marbled White Butterfly.

Blackneck Moth.

Weevils.

Click Beetle.

White-letter Hairstreak.

Large Skipper.

Ringlet.

Yellow Shell Moth.

Garden Grass Veneer.

Possibly Pammene fasciana Moth.

Banded Demoiselle.

Orange Ladybird.

Sawfly.

Bishop Middleham Quarry

 A look up to Bishop Middleham Quarry a couple of weeks ago produced some canny butterflies unfortunately I’m not sure if I have Brown Argus or Northern Brown Argus or a mixture of both. There was a profusion of Bee Orchids, I have never seen as many and, once again, I took far too many pictures.

Dark Green Fritillary.

These next few is where I fall down, Brown or Northern Brown Argus?

Common Blue Butterfly.

Female Common Blue Butterfly.

Dingy Skipper.

Six-spot Burnet Moths.

Bee Orchid.