Just a thought: I presume that's from the UK? If it had been from one of your recent continental trips I would consider thersites . Otherwise, yes, icarus , form icarinus . Guy Chapman's Blue? I wish! Not in Oxfordshire :lol: Lafranchis, page 159, shows form icarinus...I'm happy with that, he was a...

The combination of that lens with a D200 and a SB600 flash is hard to beat (unless you can afford a D2x!) and, at least in my opinion, superior to the options offered by other manufacturers at the moment. Malcolm I hate to disagree Malcolm...but the D200 is one of the noisiest cameras on the market...

Thanks Bryan...you can tell I'm new to all this huh?

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Brian...you mention Hedge Brown, which is a new one on me. What is the Latin name for that because I don't see Hedge Brown in my book?

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1) Possible

2) Small

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I thought that ...Oh bugger!

How often do Common Blues appear with the ocellus in the cell missing?

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Saw a few other nice b/flys... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/Butterflies/AAAA1059_1060c.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/Butterflies/AAAA1106_1107c.jpg And there are those mites again :( http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/V6GTO/Butterflies/AAAA1100_1101c.jpg Martin.

Bryan has the map...I'm sure he'll be along soon to tell you

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Bryan H and I went to Aston Rowant on the way home and saw Silver-spotted Skipper...didn't feel too bad about not seeing Brown Hairstreak after that



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1st of August...nil Brown Hairstreaks at Bernwood again

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I was there yesterday and was shocked by the sheer nmbers of butterflies.

Gruditch...you missed Small Copper

Gruditch wrote: Sorry about the spots on the lens

I think you'll find those spots are on your sensor, not your lens. HTH.

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Just had a walk around Horsenden Hill and it would appear that there is a fresh batch of Small Copper out at the moment...7 in Paradise fields and 4 on the hill. While having a pint of cider and a bit of grub at The Ballot Box a Purple Hairstreak landed on the bush next to me, only 4 feet away! Mart...

And I think it's time we all quit while we're ahead!

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That would be my guess anyway.

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Lovely photos Mike! :D I couldn't work today so I shot down there at 10am, arriving at 11:15, taking photos by 11:17 :D I have to say, she is a very obliging butterfly, not very skittish at all. By the way, the place is absolutely heaving with Chalk-hill Blues, and a lot of Brimstones as well. Also ...

...it's got me stumped!



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You got your Essex at last,
The searching is in all the past,
I know all the waiting,
Was the thing you were hating,
So get a Brown Hairstreak and fast!

Martin.

Mine said "Meet hot women in New York"...If they pay the air fare I'll meet whoever they want me to!

Martin.

Just a thought...I wonder if they like poetry

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