We took our motorhome away to the Suffolk coast for a couple of nights this weekend staying over at Westleton and Aldeburgh.
Before settling at Westleton we did a walk in Dunwich Forest with a freshly-emerged White Admiral, Broad-bodied Chaser, Norfolk Hawker and Brown Hawker the highlights. Once in Westleton at our overnight spot an exploration of the immediate area revealed several Silver-studded Blues in the evening sun with Mottled Grasshopper also photographed. The following morning we were entertained by 3+ Nightingales around the carpark and a distant singing Woodlark which was a lovely way to start a day! A mass of Navelwort was also there looking extremely out of place (I wonder how this western species of old walls comes to be growing in the ground on the edge of Westleton?) plus loads of Slender Thistle and White Stonecrop.
Relocating at Aldeburgh for Saturday (and night) revealed loads of Dittander around the saltmarsh margins, Sea Lavender, Sea Pea, Yellow-horned Poppy and Sea Kale plus Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Reed Bunting and 2 Sandwich Terns.
On the way home we stopped for a circuit of North Warren which proved an inspired choice as I saw Slow Worm, 25+ Small Shaggy Bees, c8 Pantaloon Bees, Pink Sorrel and Large-flowered Evening Primrose.
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