A perfectly cloudless blue sky tempted me over to Tide Mills this morning.
As often happens, my Sun drenched patio lulls me into thinking that it is a lovely warm day.
The shock came when I got into the car, which is always parked in the shade. Only 8c !.
This temperature remained constant until I reached Alfriston, when it went up to 10c.
On arrival at Tide Mills I was very surprised to see my first Clouded Yellow actually flying.
It would seem that this species responds to sunshine rather than temperature, as on milder days
with little sun, I have seen none at all.
Today a rough guess would be about eight Cloudies on the wing, maybe more, not less.
The real surprise Butterfly of the morning, however was a very fresh Small Copper, I only
managed two shots, before it was lost, the resulting image is slightly out of focus.
Two non stop Red Admirals were also seen, as was a worn Small White.
Trevor.