These photos were taken on a slightly colder day along the path from Arbroath to Auchmithie over the first section of the route which still has areas cordoned off due to landslides.
The Six Spot Burnet Moths mostly had pale orange spots which I assumed meant they were recently hatched, there were one or two with the distinctive red spots.
I'd seen Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Green Veined Whites and Ringlets the previous day but the cold had reduced these numbers. An unidentified butterfly seen previously turned out to be a Grayling.
There were still reasonable numbers of Bumble Bees but many later on were affected by the cold wind and weren't active. The Hoverflies didn't seem to be suffering the same, and there are photos of what I think are a Drone Fly, a bee mimic and another which mimics a bumble bee.
I can't say that I have definitely identified the Pipit correctly, the decision was made on size, the Rock Pipit is roughly a third heavier than the Meadow Pipit. The other similar bird I've decided could be juvenile Skylark or a Meadow Pipit!
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