Showing posts with label butterflies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label butterflies. Show all posts
Monday, 4 August 2014
Saturday, 22 August 2009
Saturday 22 August 2009
15:30 Sunny, 20 o C. Wind SW 7mph. Humidity 46%. Pressure 1019mB. Visibility very good. High tide today 13:25, 9.69m.
Lock gates closed, they were preparing to open them as I headed home. There have been quite a few boats in and out today.
It has been a glorious sunny afternoon, people are taking advantage of the weather. The butterflies are also enjoying the warm sun.
The water in the river is very high today, no sand bars visible. The depth meter at the doc entrance, just outside the dock gates, is showing a depth of 8m.
Very few birds in the dock basin, around 40-50 gulls circling overhead, a mix of black-headed, common, herring and lesser black-backed.
In the dock basin today
Black-headed gull x 3
Mallard x 1
Coot x 1
Moorhen x 1
Around the lock
Swallow x 5
On the Ribble, just outside the dock gates
Mute swan x 1
Mallard x 1
Lock gates closed, they were preparing to open them as I headed home. There have been quite a few boats in and out today.
It has been a glorious sunny afternoon, people are taking advantage of the weather. The butterflies are also enjoying the warm sun.
The water in the river is very high today, no sand bars visible. The depth meter at the doc entrance, just outside the dock gates, is showing a depth of 8m.
Very few birds in the dock basin, around 40-50 gulls circling overhead, a mix of black-headed, common, herring and lesser black-backed.
In the dock basin today
Black-headed gull x 3
Mallard x 1
Coot x 1
Moorhen x 1
Around the lock
Swallow x 5
On the Ribble, just outside the dock gates
Mute swan x 1
Mallard x 1
Friday, 7 August 2009
Butterflies
All of these butterflies were photographed on 6.8.09 by the riverside path from the bullnose to Strand Road, which runs behind the houses on Maritime Way. A bit worse for wear, but still beautiful nonetheless.
Gatekeeper
Common Blue female
Common Blue male
Peacock
Gatekeeper
Common Blue female
Common Blue male
Peacock
Thursday, 6 August 2009
Thursday 6 August 2009
15:00 Dry, warm, sunny, 19 o C. Wind WNW 3mph High tide today 12:33 8.57m. Lock gates open.The swallows are swooping round the lock and the swing bridge, catching flying ants.
In the dock basin mainly the usual suspects, plus the swans that are normally seen in the main dock and a common tern catching little fish in the shallows.
Black-headed gulls x 5Common gulls x 10
Coots x 3
Mallard x 8, including 6 adolescents
Mute swans x 2
Common tern x 1
Some interesting butterflies near the riverside path. A couple of common blues, one looking almost purple, and a very faded gatekeeper which was not initially easy to identify.
