On Saturday I joined a very enjoyable walk led by Michael and Clare at South Harting . Tom found some Essex Skippers for us among the Small Skippers and also a tall Wych Elm with resident White-letter Hairstreaks. We spent 30 minutes watching the tree top waiting for the next sun burst between clouds. Every time the sun shone through the little fellas would fly up and a spiralling pair would argue about territory.
male Silver-washed Fritillary with Brown Argus
female Silver-washed Fritillary
A pair of Silver-washed Fritillaries spiralled in a courtship dance. While they were resting I took a photo of the male and only noticed later that a Brown Argus had appeared in flight beside it.
A hover fly also pestered a resting Common Blue. A couple of dozen species were recorded during the day:
Large White
Gatekeeper
Red Admiral
Small Skipper
Large Skipper
Comma
Deadly Nightshade
View of the Isle of Wight
This morning we had a club dig near Findon. Good weather with slight shower in the morning.
A stubble field produced nothing, and a pasture field provided a very worn 1890 Victoria
There were Cinnabar moth larvae on the Ragworts.
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