Cretan Butterflies

I am gradually sorting and identifying all the insects I saw in Crete and have completed the butterflies - most are ID shots only but great to be remidend of the sightings of Swallowtails, Festoons etc

 

Paxton Pits RPS Nature Group Outing

The weather was disappointing for our trip to Paxton to find signs of spring yesterday - cold and mainly grey. However, we did manage to find a few insects including my first damselfly of the year.

Harwick Wood Spring

With recent colder spell, there is a great variety of Spring flowers in and around Hardwick Wood at the moment with the Garlic and Bluebells just coming out but Oxlips and Wood Anemones still in bloom. I was accompanied in the Wood by various birds.

Crete Extras - Frangokastello Area

 The roads west of Plakias en route for the Imbros Gorge passed through some great scenery around Frangokastello and gave us some new sightings - two new Bee flies, a well camouflaged grasshopper, Small Copper and, among other birds, Crested Larks and a Pallid Harrier (very distant).