Wet, Windy And Cold.

The title of this blog post pretty well sums up the spring weather we are having this year.

Constant rain showers has been the weather pattern for spring 2021

Normally this time of year I’d expect to start seeing dragonflies emerging. I’ve seen a few Large Red Damsellies, which are always the first to emerge, but so far I’ve only seen a single Hairy dragonfly.

A Large Red damselfly – 7th May, my first sighting this year

First sighing of a dragonfly in 2021 – Hairy dragonfly – 22nd May

The cold wet weather has also delayed the appearance of some local butterflies like the Green Hairstreak and Grizzled Skipper.

A Green Hairstreak basking in the sun in between showers (19th May)

Grizzled Skipper (19th May)

It must be on the cold side for reptiles who use the warmth of the sun to regulate their body temperature.

A Common Lizard having in a nap in the sun

There are bonuses to the rain. You can get some nice photographs with raindrops.

Raindrops on a Dandylion seed head

Raindrops on a spiders web