The following day dawned... foggy... not ideal for a dragonfly walk. But, by the time we arrived at Lyness to meet the ferry and six folk keen to see dragons, the cloud had lifted sufficiently that we could at least discern the outline of the hillside for which we were headed. Phew. I explained to everyone that this year's walk was three weeks later than normal, so I couldn't really predict what we would find. And then there was the weather... no sun, no heat, but at least there was almost no breeze. A perfect combo for insects, as long as those insects were midges. Climbing up the gentle slope from Lyness onto the hill of Wee Fea, there was plenty of wildlife to see, which was most pleasing and a huge relief. Whilst the event was free, there's always a bit of performance anxiety! Fly Agaric. "Just needs a wee door in the front" quipped one of our number A caterpillar of the Northern Eggar moth A male Black Darter It's not often that we see ants swarming, but...