Butterfly 8: Small Copper

Incredibly it's been exactly a month since my last butterfly blip. Today, the wind dropped somewhat and the sun came out, so we decided to do a walk which included Carr House Meadows, managed by the local Wildlife Trust. The recent rain had brought on the flowers and the grass was high. I had hoped to find the meadow alive with butterflies, but I was over-optimistic, and we saw only a few green-veined and large whites. As we dropped down to More Hall Reservoir, we saw this solitary and rather faded Small Copper by the path. Birds en route included a whitethroat, linnets, swifts, swallows, house martins, a jay, lots of goldfinches, heard and possibly seen - chiffchaffs, and my first treecreeper in ages. Lots of the summer migrants still eluding me. Hoping that warmer and less windy weather will provide more opportunities.