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| female Common blue |
Yesterday morning I visited Cissbury Ring. Its always a pleasure to enjoy the views and plentiful life on this Iron Age fort. Heavy black cloud and light drizzle forced me to take cover under the trees at the south side and I was rewarded by seeing two Tree Creepers in action. As advertised, they flew to the bottom of a trunk then hopped up, mopping up insects and spiders on the way before they flew to the bottom of the next trunk and repeated the process. I then watched a pair of Greater Spotted Woodpeckers performing similar behaviour in the trees at the bottom of the meadow on the south west side. The butterfly action was mostly in the ditch on the south side where an Adonis Blue insisted on posing beautifully many times. He was disturbed by Common Blues and a worn Argus Brown.
Today I returned, heard cuckoos and saw a kestrel hovering above the hill. Because of the wind all the action was in the wooded part of the ditch. A pristine Red Admiral posed plus a beautiful female Common Blue. I also saw two worn Green Hairsteaks and a blue demoiselle. Both days I saw many Meadow Browns, Large Skippers and Small Heaths.
Jackie joined us on a trip toLondon yesterday afternoon
Today I returned, heard cuckoos and saw a kestrel hovering above the hill. Because of the wind all the action was in the wooded part of the ditch. A pristine Red Admiral posed plus a beautiful female Common Blue. I also saw two worn Green Hairsteaks and a blue demoiselle. Both days I saw many Meadow Browns, Large Skippers and Small Heaths.
Jackie joined us on a trip to
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| worn Common Blue |
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| larva of Mullein moth feeding on Mullein |
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| Yellow Shell moth Camptogramma bilineata |
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| Adonis Blue |
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| worn Brown Argus |
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| female Common Blue |
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| female Common Blue |
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| Adonis Blue |
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| Oedemera nobilis beetle |
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| Adonis Blue |
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| Adonis Blue |
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| Adonis Blue |
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| Adonis Blue |
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| Adonis Blue |
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| Adonis Blue |
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| Oedemera nobilis beetle |
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Horseshoe Vetch, foodplant of the Adonis Blue larvae |
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| Oedemera nobilis beetle |
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| Adonis Blue |
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| Adonis Blue |
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| Meadow Brown |
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| Greater Spotted Woodpecker |
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| Greater Spotted Woodpecker |
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| Common Orchid |
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| mating Meadow Browns |
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| Large Skipper |
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| Cinnabar moth |
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| Small Heath |
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| Common Blue |
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| Common Blue |
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| Common Blue |
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| Common Blue |
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| Red Admiral |
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| Green Hairstreak |
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| Meadow Brown |
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| Meadow Brown |
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| female Common Blue |
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| female Common Blue |
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| Large Skipper |
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| female Common Blue |
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| female Common Blue |
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| female Common Blue |
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| female Common Blue |
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| Red Admiral |
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| Large Skipper |
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| Large Skipper |
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| Large Skipper |
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| Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea |
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| Wild Thyme |
Small Heath caption is wrong, probably just a typo. And check Bugle is
ReplyDeleteThanks, appreciate the input, must try harder :)
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