Recently me and Derek travelled to Arnside Knott & Warton Cragg to hopefully capture some decent photos to upload to my Photography Instagram page. The following images are from the trip and are all taken with my Lumix DSLR camera. Enjoy!
The first thing we noticed at Arnside Knott was the distinct call of a Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybita), the following photo's are of the said Chiffchaff.
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybita)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybita)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus Collybita)
With Derek looking on the hillside for butterflies, He soon spots Wild Strawberries (Fragaria Vesca) which we soon find out they are scattered around the whole reserve.
Wild Strawberries (Fragaria Vesca)
With the habitat being perfect for many species of butterflies, it was inevitable that i got a few photographs of a few species shown below. The fist photograph is of a Painted Lady (Vanessa Cardui) and the further two photos are of a Grayling (Hipparchia Semele).
Painted Lady (Vanessa Cardui)
Grayling (Hipparchia Semele)
Grayling (Hipparchia Semele)
Moving onto Warton Crag, we decided to stop off at a local chippy on the Arnside seafront. While eating I noticed a Raven (Corvus Corax) on the wall, about 20 Yards away from us.
Raven (Corvus Corax)
After eating the chippy lunch, we headed off to Warton Crag in the hope to find some more butterfly species for Derek & hopefully more photo opportunities for me.
Warton Crag
The wind had picked up at Warton Crag with the lighting becoming duller too. However we still attempted to scale up the steep hill and after a few small breaks we made it to the top. Up there we heard and saw a Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) which I attempted to get a few decent pictures of, but sadly the weather/lighting made it hard to get a relatively good photo (that's what i'm blaming it on).
Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo)
While walking on the top of the Crag, me and Derek spotted a Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) flying over and luckily the weather and lighting was much better compared to a few minutes before hand.
Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus)
Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus)
Marsh Harrier (Circus Aeruginosus)
Once the Harrier had passed over, we headed back to the car and heard and briefly saw a pair of Eurasian Blackcaps (Sylvia Articapilla), sadly no photos of these could be taken.
Overall it was a good day out, i will definitely be back that way again soon!
The top of Warton Crag
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