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Orange-tip, Anthocharis cardamines |
Today I headed to Five Oaks for some Orange-tip therapy. On the way a Red Kite floated overhead. The lanes were bordered by swathes of Cuckoo Flower so I was hopeful that the blue sky would ensure plenty of butterfly activity. As soon as I arrived two male Orange-tips fluttered by. A female then turned up and a male immediately pounced on her, but she was having none of it and went down among the flowers. In a couple of hours I had 20+ OT sightings. Some were probably the same ones hunting up and down the lane searching for females, which were in short supply. I also saw a female Large White, a female Small White and a male Green-veined White. Plus a female and plenty of male Brimstones. There were Celandines, Greater Stitchwort, Bluebells, Anemones, Primroses and banks of Cuckoo Flower to give a lovely palette.
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Cuckoo Flower and Bluebells, |
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Primroses, Primula vulgaris |
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Bluebells, Hyacinthoides non-scripta |
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Bluebell |
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partially albino Bluebell |
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female Brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni |
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female Brimstone |
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Cuckoo Flower, Celandines and Bluebells |
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Cuckoo Flower, Cardamine pratensis |
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Greater Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea |
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Green-veined White, Pieris napi |
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female Large White, Pieris brassicae |
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female Large White |
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Lesser Celandine, Ranunculus ficaria |
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Orange-tip, Anthocharis cardamines |
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Small White ♀, Pieris rapae |
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babbling brook |
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