Adonis rules at Mill Hill

Adonis Blue

I did my weekly transect at Mill Hill this morning and counted 1 Holly Blue, 2 Brimstone, 7 Small Heath, 23 Dingy Skipper, 112 Adonis Blue. Most of these were at the bottom of the hill, though I did see Dingy Skippers and Adonis Blue by the top car park. The Hill is covered by Horseshoe Vetch, and I saw a Green Hairstreak, 2 Small Coppers, 2 Grizzled Skippers and a Red Admiral later. I saw my first Jackdaw, and crows and magpies  mobbing a kestrel.

five Adonis enjoying the salts from a cow pat 

Dingy Skipper

 female Adonis

Small Heath 

wild rose 

possible malformed hind wing 

take off 

Small Copper 

 male and female Adonis

male offering himself to this female with a malformed wing  

Green Hairstreak nectaring on Horseshoe Vetch 

female Adonis 

Small Copper 

male and female Adonis 

3 males pile on a female

Dingy Skipper nectaring on Horseshoe Vetch