Although the bright sunny skies had become slightly overcast I took Ellie out for an hour or so just after lunch and we drove up on to the Somerset Levels. We parked at the entrance to the Canada Farm part of the Shapwick reserve and walked west along the track. There were loads of Ringlets around as well as a few Red Admirals and one or two Green-veined Whites and Meadow Browns. We also saw a couple of White Admirals whizzing around the top of a couple of oak trees. However, the experience was spoilt somewhat by some really big and mean mosquitoes! I got bitten twice and Ellie, despite wearing jeans and a long-sleeved top, also got attacked. As a result we walked back to the car and drove up the road to the main Shapwick Heath reserve entrance.
We spent half an hour or so on the reserve and had some cracking views of a Kingfisher and at least one Hobby passed overhead. There were loads more Ringlets on the wing and also my first Small Skipper of the year. As the day progressed it got warmer and more humid and we soon felt pretty exhausted, so taking this as a sign to call it a day we returned to the car and came on home.
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