I SEE NO CHOUGHS

KYNANCE COVES P B FRITILLARY

LARGE SKIPPER,

LIZARD POINT FLORA

BEAUTIFUL DEMOISELLEFOUR SPOTTED CHASER

The Lizard has always held a fascination for me and as choughs have returned here it was a must on this visit,however the young birds fledged two weeks ago and were nowhere to be seen on saturday.The scenery is fantastic  and Annies pasties did not disappoint.A stroll along the clifftop to Kynance Cove was exhillerating and several Small Pearl Bordered Fritillaries were on the wing despite the bracing breeze,but still no choughs.On the walk back my first Large Skipper of the year was seen,and the cliff faces were smothered in colourful mediterranean flowers.It was my intention to visit the light house but for some reason it is closed on fridays and saturdays,too many visitors I suppose on those days.It is a disappointingly small and very white lighthouse for the most southerly on the mainland,it should be large and red and white like Plymouths in my opinion.Towards Penzance there is a little known nature reserve at Windmill Farm where Marsh Fritillaries breed,none were seen today and according to the sightings book,two seen the previous weekend were the first for three years.It was a fine place for dragonflies,and damselflies though with hundreds on the wing.There were several willow warblers still singing here and lots of Speckled Wood butterflies.Another full day ,time for a beer.