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| Brown Hairstreak, female, Thecla betulae |
I arrived at Steyning Downland at 10am and at 10:20 a female
Brown Hairstreak landed in front of me.
After posing in a blackthorn it flew into the sun and I lost it. Five
minutes later a male Brown Hairstreak landed, opened its wings then flew off before
I could take a photo. People started arriving at this well known site and female BHs were spotted right through the day. I left the crowd to check the top of the hill. While watching the blackthorn
patch I saw a pale Clouded Yellow. After an hour I returned to the
hot spot where BHs were still attracting plenty of attention. Neil Hulme did his butterfly whispering and gave us an opportunity to take some open wing shots.
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| Brown Hairstreak, female, Thecla betulae |
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| Brown Hairstreak, female, Thecla betulae This was the first one I saw at 10:20 |
This was a later one
Neil does his butterfly whispering
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