Seeing the Changes 188

The sunshine brought out the Holly blue (Celestrina argiolus) and Small blue (Cupido minimus) along with the Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) butterflies in Loughor. There was also a Green-veined white (Artogeia napi) in Bynea and a battered Peacock (Inachis io), probably from hibernation, in Berwick. In terms of flowers, Black medick (Medicago lupulina) and Greater celendine (Chelidonium majus) appeared in Loughor. The introduced Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) along with the native Field forgetmenot (Myosotis arvensis), Changing forgetmenot (Myosotis discolor) and the Thyme-leaved speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia) were in bloom in Bynea. In Oxwich, Bluebell (Endymion non-scriptus) was in flower. There were also the day-flying Ruby tiger moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa) and predatory spiders lurking on flowers along with large numbers of Great green bush cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) nymphs. Spotted a basking female Viper (Vipera berus) in the dunes.