23rd July 2023: Andrews Mare in the New Forest
Pictures taken in this set are of: 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Views on what was a great walk around, I really liked being out in the open, vast and undulating landscape with the rich varied emerald colour of the thick gorse and bracken, and the heather just starting to come into flower and give the landscape a hint of purple. 2. Mushroom. 3. Some of that heather, common heather, which I enjoyed seeing there was lovely bell heather too. 4. Rowan berries which was nice to see. 9. Another Silver Y moth I loved seeing lately. 10. Hawksbit with a bee or hoverfly on.
In some time doing a Big Butterfly Count here bright and colourful Painted Lady, stalwart lately Red Admiral, Holly Blue and a few eyecatching Gatekeepers were highlights with Meadow Brown and Small White also seen. I got special views of charming Linnet, sharp and chirping Meadow Pipit and Buzzard soaring on the walk as well as surprisingly for such a rural spot a House Sparrow in a tree. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch heard, lesser spearwort looking nice in water, tormentil, daisy, bird's-foot trefoil and apples on an apple tree were also good to see.