After a foggy start, the sun came out this afternoon and the temperature rose to a very pleasant 13 degrees, so Jayne and I had a drive out to the
National Trust's Hardwick Hall Estate for a walk around the lakes.
Hardwick Hall
As we walked around the lakes we saw approximately 100
Black-headed Gulls, 70
Canada Geese, dozens of
Mallards, 1
Mute Swan, a
Grey Wagtail and the first insect of the day, a male
Common Darter.
Common Darter
We carried on and walked through the grounds, past the flock of Longhorn Cattle, and down to the Hardwick Inn pub, where we found an ivy plant in the full sunshine, and covered in insects, The most notable were 4
Hornets. that were very busy feeding, along with a couple of
Speckled Woods, one
Red Admiral and 1
Comma.
Longhorn Cattle
Hornet
Speckled Wood
Red Admiral
Comma
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