Sunday 13th November 2022
Species: Clouded Yellow (1) Nuthatch - Tucking Mill 13-11-2022 Another, unseasonably warm and sunny Sunday tempted me out to Tucking Mill one last time. I had spotted a late Red Admiral butterfly on a morning dog walk a few days earlier, so with the temperature rising to around 16c, I wanted to see if there were any butterflies flying in this location. Kestrel- Tucking Mill 13-11-2022 I headed out to the embankment that rises up towards the fields owned by Wessex Water. As I set off, I caught a glimpse of a dark coloured butterfly out of the corner of my eye before it disappeared from sight. I think this was a Peacock, but couldn't be sure enough to record it as such. The fields were quiet as they were on my previous visit back in October. A Kestrel flew swiftly and silently over the field and into the woodland. Common Darter - Tucking Mill 13-11-2022 I left my bike and walked up through a quiet and autumnal Horsecombe Vale, before finally climbing the hill to the fields where I s...