By the time I arrived at Steyning Downland a dozen other
enthusiasts were already watching the ash trees and prunus, hoping for a
glimpse of our target. After a search of the reserve area I went up the hill. I found a female Brown Hairstreak at 12:20pm. It had partially open wings so that I could see the orange bands. It flew to a low
perch and I managed one shot before it flew over the bushes and was gone. The group at the reserve found one at about the same time. There were several Walls nectaring on ragwort.
On the way out I found the Comma caterpillar again.
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| Comma larva, Polygonia c-album on nettle |
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| Comma larva, Polygonia c-album |
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| Gatekeeper, Pyronia tithonus with red mites |
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| Greenbottle, Lucilia caesar |
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| Wall, Lasiommata megera |
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| Wall, Lasiommata megera |
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| Wall, Lasiommata megera |
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| White-lipped snail, Cepaea hortensis |
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| Yellow Dung fly, Scatophaga stercoraria |
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