Chalkhill Blue at Mill Hill

male Chalkhill Blue

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Yesterday morning was sunny, a good butterfly day I thought so I went to Mill Hill to do my weekly butterfly transect. I was delighted to see my first Chalkhill Blue of the season. There was only one but he was in superb condition. Other sightings were Brimstone 2, Gatekeeper 4, Marbled White 3, Meadow Brown 8, Peacock 2, Red Admiral 4, and assorted Whites.

underside of male Chalkhill Blue

Common Toadflax, Linaria vulgaris

Inkcap, possibly Coprinus species

Inkcap underside of above

Bird's-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus

view from Mill Hill

Mullein at Mill Hill

Soldier Beetles, Rhagonycha fulva on an umbellifer

a Soldier Beetle, Rhagonycha fulva on an umbellifer

Marmalade hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus

Lesser Centaury, Centaurium pulchellum

Chalkhill Blue tacking off

tiny (Adonis?) Blue caught in a web. Body length is 8mm

Scarlet Pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis

unusual White Knapweed flower

Knapweed