Local Round-up...a bit of a catch-up - part two.

This is the second instalment of Dave Helliar's regular round up of local wildlife from the past couple of weeks. To kick things off a trip to the wonderful Quantock Hills in Somerset and some very nice summer migrants. Pity all of these have vanished (or are very scarce) from the Blackdown Hills...just can't work out why the Blackdowns have become so unattractive to so many species?

Wood Warbler: D. Helliar

Pied Flycatcher: D. Helliar

Redstart: D. Helliar

Redstart: D. Helliar

Small Heath: D. Helliar

And from Devon (also disappeared from it's haunts on the Blackdown Hills...)

Wood White: D. Helliar

Wood White: D. Helliar

From closer to home on Dave's regular patch near Chard:

Long-tailed Tit: D. Helliar

Mandarin Ducks: D. Helliar

Roe Deer: D. Helliar

Great Black-Backed Gull - a local rarity!
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Grass Snakes: D. Helliar

Grass Snakes: D. Helliar

Grass Snakes: D. Helliar

Common Blue: D. Helliar

Large Red Damselfly: D. Helliar

Azure Damslefly: D. Helliar

Mayfly: D. Helliar