This last Saturday (16/7/16) saw me go in search of the Chalk-hill Blue.
Last year i sighted my 1st male Chalk-hill Blue on the 4th of July...but i knew they were going to be a little later this season!
1st stop Queensdown Warren...found just the 1 male, but possibly 2...hardly any Marbled Whites on site either, so a poor showing here!
2nd stop Darland Banks, which proved to be better, but still low numbers compared to last year. I would think that there were no more than a low 10 to 15 males max, with just the 1 female seen. She seemed small in size, with a little wing damage.
Other species seen were - Marbled Whites, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, 2 male Brimstone, Comma, Large Whites, 1 GVW.
Locations - Kent... Some images, cheers Paul.
PS. 1st fresh looking Peacock in the garden sighted today, along with Comma, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Holly Blue...with good numbers of Large White, an 1 GVW.
This male seems to be showing off a bit here!
In this image(which is not cropped) a "Jumper" Spider can be seen lurking under the flower head(which i didnt spot at the time).
For me, Large Whites tend to be difficult to photograph at times(especially in the heat of the day!) so i made it my "mission" to try for some decent images of a large White on the day. I had to follow this one around from flower to flower, but got there in the end.
It was after 4.30pm for the Large White images, and when the sun went behind the clouds, the large White would land on these leaves, making it harder to sight.
Image is not cropped.