In a season which in many respects was quite disappointing I nevertheless had a few highlights, one of which was the unexpected but most welcome finding of a number of Large Heath
ssp scotica at Glen Loy during my trip to Scotland in early June as described in more detail in my PD at the time (page 88).
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- Large Heath ssp scotica - Glen Loy 08.06.2016
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- Large Heath ssp scotica - Glen Loy 08.06.2016
We stopped at Arnside for a couple of days on our way back to the midlands during which time we drove around the other side of the Kent Estuary to Meathop Moss where a number of fresh looking Large Heath
ssp davus were flying.
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- Large Heath ssp davus - Meathop Moss 10.06.2016
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- Large Heath ssp davus - Meathop Moss 10.06.2016
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- Large Heath ssp davus - Meathop Moss 10.06.2016
Although I had seen
ssp davus a few times before, the
scotica at Glen Loy were a first for me and gave me a fantastic opportunity to compare the two forms in the flesh within days of each other.
Cheers,
Neil