Jun 2011
Sunshine
24/06/11 11:57
After quite a few days of cloud & rain it was great to go for a walk in some sunshine and warmth today. On the Rifle Range there was a lot of butterfly activity. I saw lots of Meadow Brown, more than a dozen Marbled White, some Green-veined White, including a mating pair, & the first Ringlets I’ve seen this year
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I also found specimens of all our reptiles, Adder, Grass Snake, Slow-worm & Common Lizard. (I wasn’t quick enough to get a photo of the Grass Snake!)
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I also found specimens of all our reptiles, Adder, Grass Snake, Slow-worm & Common Lizard. (I wasn’t quick enough to get a photo of the Grass Snake!)
Marbled White
11/06/11 18:28 Filed in: Sightings
Saw my first Marbled White of the year today. A beautiful butterfly.
Also several Large Skippers, this one, I think, a female.
There were Small Heaths & some pristine Small Tortoiseshell about as well, but hardly any Blues.
Also this fine specimen of a Viviparous Lizard.
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Also several Large Skippers, this one, I think, a female.
There were Small Heaths & some pristine Small Tortoiseshell about as well, but hardly any Blues.
Also this fine specimen of a Viviparous Lizard.
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Butterflies
08/06/11 12:07 Filed in: Sightings
In spite of cooler windier weather, quite a few few butterflies spotted over the past few days including lots of Meadow Browns,
several Common Blues,
a few Small Heath
and my first Large Skipper of the season.
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several Common Blues,
a few Small Heath
and my first Large Skipper of the season.
PV