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| Six-spot Burnet, Zygaena filipendulae |
This morning I once again visited Windover Hill to find more Graylings as yesterday was so successful. I arrived at about the same time, 10:30am and immediately saw Graylings flying. I stayed on top of the hill and could see Steve and Maggie and also Bob on the lower slope in pursuit of the Grayling. Grayling activity slowed down from noon when I noticed that the Graylings flew into shaded places and stayed put. Around 2pm they started flying again. Once again one flew around me and landed on my trousers, and later landed on my hand to take salts. Before I left I met Derek and Pauline who had arrived to enjoy the show.
On the way back I found a pair of mating Dark Green Fritillaries. The virgin female was pristine and he was a sad old thing, but intent on doing the business. There were a few Small Coppers and some Six-spot Burnet moths on the top meadow. On the way home I visited the Newhaven Nature Reserve and saw Marbled Whites, Meadow Browns and Gatekeepers.
When I got up this morning I noticed a tick on my leg that I had picked up yesterday. I carefully removed it with sharp pointed tweezers and a magnifying glass as shown in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wotB38WrRY
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| Grayling, Hipparchia semele |
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| Grayling on my trouser leg |
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| Grayling sheltering in chalk hole |
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| Grayling on my hand |
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| Grayling on gorse |
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| Dark Green Fritillaries mating, Argynnis aglaja |
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| Dark Green Fritillaries mating, fresh female on left |
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| Six-spot Burnet, Zygaena filipendulae |
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| rose growing among grass at Newhaven |
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