Marshie Site 19-05-2018 Part 2b
Round even further we went stopping occasionally and bending down to get a few shots; generally it would be a Brown Argus as they seemed to be everywhere, until the nearby hillfort came into view. Then we knew it was time to turn round and start making our way back. We took the bottom path hoping it would provide a Small Blue. It didn’t but a fly-by Wall, the odd Greenstreak or Marshie and even more Brown Argus were still nice to see.
Back at the mini amphitheatre it seems that the Adonis had finally gotten of his perch as it was locked together with a female making sure that there would be some more Adonis to see here later in the year.
Time was fast running out and so not wanting to be late Philzoid and I said our goodbyes and started back round from the amphitheatre. We got a little delayed in the hollow with a stunning Common Blue that had a cracking set of wing margins. They ran from blue to a thick black line and a blinding white trim.
Right we really must be getting on. And then a Wall landed on the path up ahead of us. With some careful creeping we managed to get close enough for a few shots though the angle it was sitting at was less than ideal.
Okay we’re getting dangerously close to leaving late…But there finally was a Small Blue. It was flying up against the steep side of the hill on one side of the path in roughly the same place as we’ve encountered them before.
And so somehow we finally managed to leave the reserve and with a bit of careful driving still got back in time. A thoroughly cracking day, it was great catching up with Philzoid and Dave and meeting Lee for the first time as well being surrounded but butterflies and getting 5 FFY to boot!
Have a goodun
Wurzel