Wednesday, 2 August 2023

My Rambles throughout Suffolk in July 2023

 My Rambles throughout Suffolk through my lens

 in July 2023

1st July

East Lane, Wantisden and Hollesley RSPB


Cinnibar

Comma

Comma

Common Blue

Darter

Essex Skipper

Large Skipper

Painted Lady

Ringlet

Ruddy Darter

2nd July

A walk around Orford

Gate Keeper


Pyramidal Orchid

Small Copper

Small Skipper

4th July

Chillesford


Essex Skipper

Hornet

Hornet

Humming Bird Hawk Moth

Ringlet

Robber Fly

Small Copper

Small Copper

Two banded Meadow Fly

Willow Emerald

Willow Emerald

Willow Emerald

Yellow Tailed Moth Caterpillar 


5th July

Theberton and Dunwich

Comma

Large Skipper

Marmalade flies 

Ruddy Darter

Silver wash Firtillary 
Silver wash Firtillary 

Silver wash Firtillary 

White Admiral

7th July

Hollesley RSPB

Marsh Harrier

Spoonbill feeding juvenile

Spoonbill feeding juvenile

Spoonbills

Spoonbill

Spoonbills

Spoonbills


Green Sandpiper

Spoonbills

Marsh Harrier

Norfolk Hawker

Spoonbills

Spoonbills

8th July
East Lane

Broad_bordered yellow underwing

Cinnabar 

Emperor Dragonfly

Leeks Hills looking up

Painted Lady


Sand Martins having fun








Sedge Warbler (Juv)

9th July
a evening walk on Sutton Heath
Dartford Warbler looking gorgeous in the late evening sunshine 







10th July
Wantisden, Shingle Street and Dunwich


Willow Emerald

White Letter Hairstreak





White Admiral

White Admiral

Southern Hawker

Small Skipper

Purple Hairstreak

Oyster Catcher

Norfolk Hawker

Norfolk Hawker

Strange sight a Male Emerald Damselfly
 in COP with a Willow Emerald female




Willow Emerald

Coot

Emerald Damselfly male

Emerald Damselfly female

Black tailed Skimmer

Black tailed Skimmer

Banded demoiselle

Airbus a400m atlas ZM421

11th July
a walk at Shingle Street










12th July
East Lane

Swallows




Emerald Dragonflies



Coot


Swallows









Coot


Female Emerald Dragonfly



Mute Swan


13th July
Hollesley RSPB

Marsh Harrier




Ruddy Shelducks


Juvenile Wheatear


Little Ringed Plover

North American T-6 Texan 

Meadow Pipit

Meadow Pipit

Skylark

Sea Lavender

Juvenile Wheatear



Meadow Pipit

Honey Bee

Ruddy Darter

Gate Keeper

14th July
Wantisden and Boyton

Black tailed Godwits

Black tailed Godwits

Emerald Damselfly male

Robber Fly

Willow Emerald

Willow Emerald

16th July
A walk around Bromeswell and Ufford

Suffolk Punches

Egyptian Geese


17th July
Suffolk












18th July
Sudbourne

Broad Bodied Chaset

Brown Argus

Common Darter

Common Emerald

Essex Skipper

Southern Migant Hawker female

Nowickia ferox

Southern Migant Hawker female

Southern Migant Hawker female

Southern Migant Hawker male

Southern Migant Hawker male

Southern Migant Hawker male

Southern Migant Hawker male (immature)

20th July
Sudbourne

Brown Argus

Brown Argus

Gate Keeper

Large White

Large White

Meadow Brown

Meadow Grasshopper

Meadow Grasshopper

Southern Migant Hawker female

Southern Migant Hawker male

stictoleptura rubra 


21tst July 
East Lane
after the excitement of the Black Winged Kite at Kingsfleet in the morning (see separate blog post) 

Bearded Tit

Hobby

Hobby

Reed Warbler

23rd July
A walk along the Deben at Melton





25th July
Suffolk
Brown Argus

Brown Argus

Brown Argus

Brown Argus

Brown Argus

Comma

Common Blue

Common Blue

Large Skipper

Little Owl


Southern Hawker

Southern Hawker

Turtle Dove

Turtle Dove

Turtle Dove

26th July
Hollesley RSPB

Marsh Harrier

Migrant Hawker

Painted Lady

Purple Hairstreak

Purple Hairstreak

Southern Hawker

Southern Hawker

27th July
Suffolk

Little Owl





Kestrel







Juvenile Little Owl



Ruddy Shelducks



Spoonbills






28th July
Suffolk

Chinese Water Deer frolicking

















Marsh Harrier at Sunset




30th July
Sutton Common

Bee Wolf


Great find a Honey Buzzard flying high over us







31st July
Sudbourne

Black tailed Skimmer


Red Admiral

Wall Brown

Wall Brown