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| Marbled White, Melanargia galathea with Red Mites, Trombidium breei |
On Tuesday I met Neil at Houghton Forest and we watched an Empress flying around a sallow plus a Red Admiral and a Comma laying single eggs on nettle. Later at Kithurst Meadow I found Gatekeepers mating, a Small Skipper laying on a grass stem and a Marbled White with red mites attached.
On Wednesday my Mill Hill transect was fruitful: Chalkhill Blue 29, Common Blue 1, Dark Green Fritillary 1 (passing through very fast!), Gatekeeper 56, Green-veined white 2, Marbled White 41, Meadow Brown 40, Peacock 3, Red Admiral 3, small Heath 1, Small Skipper 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Speckled Wood 1, Six-spot Burnet 17.
On Thursday I drove up to Ealing for a reunion with friends from Saudi days when we all worked at SCECO 30 years ago. I have seen Mike and Eddie several times since then, but not Masoud. Greater London traffic was grid-locked according to radio reports - it took 3½ hours to get there, but only 1½ to drive back.
Houghton Forest:
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| Comma egg on nettle, Polygonia c-album |
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| Dock Leaf, Rumex obtusifolius |
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| Green Shieldbug, 3rd instar nymph, Palomena prasina |
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| Green Shieldbug, 3rd instar nymph, Palomena prasina |
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| Mirid bug, Plagiognathus arbustorum |
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| Red Admiral early instar larva, Vanessa atalanta |
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| Red Admiral egg on nettle, Vanessa atalanta |
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| Red Admiral larva in leaf tent, Vanessa atalanta |
Kithurst Meadow:
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| Small Skipper egg-laying on grass stem, Thymelicus sylvestris |
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| Straw Dot, Rivula sericealis |
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| Whitethroat with grasshopper, Sylvia communis |
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| Marjoram, Origanum vulgare |
Mill Hill:
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| Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus |
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| Gatekeepers mating, Pyronia tithonus |
SCECO days:
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| Mike, Eddie, Colin, Masoud |
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