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| Dingy Skipper, Erynnis tages |
Today was day one of our new bathroom installation and by
the time the destallers had finished demolishing the old bathroom my
dust-filled nostrils were ready for some fresh air. Having read that Steve had
seen Duke of Burgundies at Heyshott yesterday, my destination was clear. Mark
was heading off the hill as I arrived and reported he had sighted Dukes and
both Skippers so I was optimistic as I
trudged up the steep incline. Dukes did not cross my path, but I had good photo
opportunities with two Dingy Skippers and a Grizzled Skipper. There were plenty
of male Brimstones flying and a lot of Cowslips and Early Purple Orchids on the downland. The
banks on the walk up the hill were covered in Bluebells with Cuckoo
Flowers. A male Orange-tip passed me as I returned to the car.
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| Bluebells, Hyacinthoides non-scripta |
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| Brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni on Cowslip |
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| Cowslip, Primula veris |
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| Cuckoo Flower, Cardamine pratensis |
Foodplant of the Orange-tip
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| Cuckoo Flower and Bluebells |
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| Dingy Skipper, Erynnis tages |
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| Early Purple Orchid, Orchis mascula |
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| Grizzled Skipper, Pyrgus malvae |
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