The inevitable Rain was forecast to start early-Afternoon. In the event, it started at around 12.00 o'clock: a Light Drizzle at first by which time we, without an Umbrella, were safely back by the Car.
We are always hoping to see something new in/beside the Lake although no such luck today with just three Moorhens and a Little Grebe showing themselves: but we ain't complaining.
The Lake is looking rather pretty with lots of Water Plants showing above the Surface viz.
We decided to wander along to the Footpath leading up to the Thames Path: then up to the Thames Path.
Plants &c. seen beside Church Manorway included:
Common Knapweed viz.
Black Horehound (being visited by a Bee-Type Critter) viz.
Red Clover (being visited by a Bee-Type Critter) viz.
Water Plantain growing in the Roadside' Ditch was flowering profusely: the Amphibious Bistort, much less so.
Buddleia being visited by a Brimstone Butterfly viz.
Greater Knapweed viz.
and Yarrow viz.
Despite some recent Council' Strimming we were hopeful of finding some Butterflies beside the Footpath leading up to the Thames Path and were not disappointed viz.
Butterflies seen: a Comma, Common Blues, Gatekeepers, a Speckled Wood and some unidentified White Butterflies.
We were also pleased to see a Jersey Tiger Moth viz.
Plants &c. seen beside the Footpath included:
Common Bird's-Foot-Trefoil viz.
a Spear Thistle viz.
and Red Campion viz.
Below the Sea Wall beside the Thames Path we noticed a Wild Carrot with the prominent purple flower clearly visible viz.
The Sea Asters and Sea Plantains are still flowering (although 'just' in the case of the Sea Plantains) and there were a few Small White Butterflies about viz.
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