Your comment brought a smile to my face, Trevor
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and what you say is true!
Amazing that you saw one too BB, the good weather seems to have extended the season
Thanks, Dave, I think you're right about the decent weather prompting new emergences, when they would normally stay put until next spring. Amazing that you've seen a couple too
That's the first butterfly we've seen in our garden for some time, Wurzel
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lucky we spotted it
It is remarkable, David, I also don't remember a year quite like this one.
During our recent family break in Kent we took the opportunity to visit Kingsdown for a walk along the clifftop. Although there have been no LTB'S sighted this year(as far as I am aware)we weren't the only ones looking! Although we drew a blank LTB wise we did encounter a few other species during our walk on a lovely sunny October afternoon.
![P1030453Resize.JPG (1.09 MiB) Viewed 4092 times Clifftop footpath with a cross channel ferry heading for Dover.](./files/thumb_11970_5390ee273eaa33b59842f7d68e753b35)
- Clifftop footpath with a cross channel ferry heading for Dover.
![P1030455Resize.JPG (1.26 MiB) Viewed 4092 times Brown Argus - not as fresh as some recently posted, but nice to see.](./files/thumb_11970_f9cfb7740d575ce1ab0c391f223c4893)
- Brown Argus - not as fresh as some recently posted, but nice to see.
![P1030467Resize.JPG (1.29 MiB) Viewed 4092 times Common Blue.](./files/thumb_11970_4eeec9ab8e712f37bad738e907d8700a)
- Common Blue.
![P1030461Resize.JPG (1.42 MiB) Viewed 4092 times Fresher Common Blue.](./files/thumb_11970_8d5890e52d5b55a5f5de2d18a75aaa74)
- Fresher Common Blue.
![P1030472Resize.JPG (1.34 MiB) Viewed 4092 times Small Copper.](./files/thumb_11970_053261ba10cbedc50f46a21aecbdf249)
- Small Copper.
![P1310583Resize.JPG (1.22 MiB) Viewed 4092 times Small Copper - nectaring on Hawkbit - I think.](./files/thumb_11970_20c5c90da52b271c419506ecdfe8fd35)
- Small Copper - nectaring on Hawkbit - I think.
![P1030495Resize.JPG (1.35 MiB) Viewed 4092 times View from The Leas, looking north, with Deal Pier in the centre distance.](./files/thumb_11970_436d77ef4909bba5c90797678856914a)
- View from The Leas, looking north, with Deal Pier in the centre distance.
Other species seen were, Wall Brown, Male Brimstone and a very fresh looking Green-veined White. These proved far too lively to photograph, but this wasn't through a lack of trying! (Seeing todays post regarding the LTB seen near Bexley yesterday, perhaps we weren't so daft having a look)!
While we were there we observed large numbers of House Martins(and a few Swallows) hawking for insects in the early October sun. They were most probably preparing for their migration south, I understand that it's still not known exactly where in Africa they spend the winter!