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| Duke of Burgundy mating, Hamearis lucina |
On May 7th I visited Kithurst meadow, then returned on 8th to meet Mark Colvin where we found other enthusiasts gathering. We were treated to mating Orange-tips and Duke of Burgundy and a Green Hairstreak.
Afterwards we checked out a Pearl-bordered Fritillary site, but they had not emerged there yet. A Red Admiral treated us to a grand-stand view in a tree, then it descended to take salts from material on the ground! A tiny toad crossed our path and I spotted four tiny Bog Beacon fungi.
Finally I visited Stedham Common and photographed the Oblong-leaved Sundews and a new bug, the Bordered Shieldbug. A very productive day in great company.
Kithurst meadow May 7:
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| Cowslips |
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| Red-fringed Conch, Falseuncaria ruficiliana |
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| Red-fringed Conch on Cowslip |
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| rust fungus |
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| spider with prey |
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| Twayblade, Neottia ovata |
Kithurst meadow, May 8:
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| Black Slug, Arion ater agg |
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| Duke of Burgundy mating, Hamearis lucina |
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| Duke of Burgundy ♀ |
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| Duke of Burgundy ♀ |
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| Duke of Burgundy ♂ |
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| Green Hairstreak, Callophrys rubi |
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| Herb Robert, Geranium robertianum |
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| moth on cowslip |
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| Orange-tips mating, Anthocharis cardamines |
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| St. Mark's Fly ♀, Bibio marci |
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| Twayblade, Neottia ovata |
a West Sussex site:
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| Brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni |
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| Brown Silver-line, Petrophora chlorosata |
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| tiny Common Toad, Bufo bufo |
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| Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta |
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| Red Admiral taking salts |
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author 'action' shot - tough on elbows!
by courtesy of Mark Colvin |
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| Song Thrush anvil where it smashes snails on an exposed root. |
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| Bog Beacon, Mitrula paludosa |
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| Bog Beacon |
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| Bog Beacons |
Stedham Common:
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| Bordered Shieldbug, Legnotus limbosus |
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| Bordered Shieldbug |
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| Bordered Shieldbug |
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| Common Flower Bug with prey, Anthocoris nemorum |
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| Garden Spider, Araneus diadematus |
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| Grey Gorse Piercer, Cydia ulicetana |
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| Nursery Web Spider, Pisaura mirabilis |
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| Oblong-leaved Sundew, Drosera intermedia |
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| Oblong-leaved Sundew |
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| Spider, Larinioides species eating Dock Bug, Coreus marginatus |
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| this tiny weevil landed on my hand |
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| Wood Sorrel, Oxalis acetosella |
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| Yellow Pimpernel, Lysimachia nemorum |
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