Got The Blues Again
26/07/11 14:32 Filed in: Sightings
At last I’ve spotted some blue butterflies again!
Yesterday I saw 3 male Common Blues on the Rifle Range & 3 females & 1 male on the Steyning Coombe. Also there were plenty of Gatekeepers, a Small Heath, 2 Brimstone, Small & Large Whites & 2 Wall Brown.
Today, in spite of being a bit gloomy, was a wildlife extravaganza! On the boundary of the Rifle Range a Buzzard flew out of a tree, the wild flowers were amazing and there were several Common Blues flying among the Gatekeepers, along with a Brown Argus, a Silver-washed Fritillary, Red Admiral & Peacock. Also saw 2 Adders, a Grass Snake, a Common Lizard & a Slow Worm. Best of all though was a Chalkhill Blue, the first one I’ve seen here for years!
CHALKHILL BLUE
COMMON BLUE
BRIMSTONE
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY
WALL BROWN
ADDER
Yesterday I saw 3 male Common Blues on the Rifle Range & 3 females & 1 male on the Steyning Coombe. Also there were plenty of Gatekeepers, a Small Heath, 2 Brimstone, Small & Large Whites & 2 Wall Brown.
Today, in spite of being a bit gloomy, was a wildlife extravaganza! On the boundary of the Rifle Range a Buzzard flew out of a tree, the wild flowers were amazing and there were several Common Blues flying among the Gatekeepers, along with a Brown Argus, a Silver-washed Fritillary, Red Admiral & Peacock. Also saw 2 Adders, a Grass Snake, a Common Lizard & a Slow Worm. Best of all though was a Chalkhill Blue, the first one I’ve seen here for years!
CHALKHILL BLUE
COMMON BLUE
BRIMSTONE
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY
WALL BROWN
ADDER