Katrina

[trevor]

Just seen your pair of Brown Argus, a lucky, lovely shot.

Keep well,
Trevor.

[David M]

Mill Hill might as well be in another country!! TWO Brown Argus…and both fresh-looking as well. If only I could pop in for an hour or two….

[Katrina]

Thanks Trevor and David, a lucky shot and lucky I am not too far away from Mill Hill.

[Katrina]

I went to Southwick this morning and bumped into Paul and later Trevor. I saw Clouded Yellows including a Helice form , a Common Blue, a Small White and a Red Admiral. The highlight was Paul finding 2 Clouded Yellow Eggs.
Paul and I went on to Mill Hill, although I could only stay for a short time I saw a Wall Brown, a Small Copper , some Common Blues including a very fresh one, Red Admirals, Brown Argus and a Meadow Brown.

[trevor]

Well done with your Clouded Yellow egg image.
After you and Paul left, I found another egg, but neither are as well focussed as yours.
Photography was tricky today, with the Cloudies very active in the warmth.

Good to see you both again,
Trevor.

[bugboy]

Good to see you again Katrina and thanks for the lift to Mill Hill. It'll be a few days before I get round to posting my images though, I have Wurzel syndrome again , a few reports behind.

[Wurzel]

Cracking shot of the Cloudy egg Katrina Hopefully the Arctic Blast won't knock off the remaining butterflies...

Have a goodun

Wurzel

[David M]

Fabulous to find Clouded Yellow eggs, as well as a helice, Katrina. I wonder if the latter laid the former?

[Katrina]

Thanks Trevor, that was the only good shot of the egg.
Thanks Wurzel, I hope some survive too.
Good to see you too Paul, and thanks for finding the egg, I think I didn’t spot it as I was looking for something bigger.
Thanks David, it was not the helice that laid the egg.

[Katrina]

Yesterday I went to Mill Hill with some friends and saw several Common Blues including a really fresh one, a Clouded Yellow and later it was a pleasure to see Bugboy.
Today I went to Lancing Beach to look for Bugboy's Large White pupa. I left it a bit late in the day but located it - very beautiful and thanks again Paul.
I only found that one although was racing against fading light. I also saw one caterpillar.

[bugboy]

Good to see you again Katrina and I'm glad you found my pupae, they are deceptively attractive aren't they

[David M]

Those pupae are beautiful, natural works of art, Katrina. So glad you got to see them, and hopefully a few will go on to complete the cycle in spring 2019.

[Katrina]

Thanks David , only saw the one but took lots of photos.

[Katrina]

I spent half an hour at Southwick Canal approx 2.30 - 3 . No butterflies seen but a brief sighting of a Kingfisher.
One Peacock seen flying on the way back to the garage.

[bugboy]

That kingfisher better watch out, that looks like Bob the Egrets perch

[David M]

That kingfisher better watch out, that looks like Bob the Egrets perch

LOL! Bloomin' cheek!

[Katrina]

I went to Abbots wood today and had the good fortune to run into Mike Mullis, Theresa Turner and especially Gary Norman who had sight of a resting PBF on my arrival.
He later found some more resting ones (may thanks Gary)
Later on in the brief episodes of sun there were some more zooming around. I was particularly pleased I later found a resting one myself.

[Wurzel]

Cracking set of Pearls Katrina The first one looks a little melanic You'd have thought that the one trying to blend in would have done something about his antennae

Have a goodun

Wurzel

[bugboy]

Lovely shots Katrina, I was there on Saturday morning, had the place completely to myself apart from the dozen or so Pearls .

[Katrina]

Thanks Wurzel, you would think he would tuck them in.
Thanks Bugboy , I made a brief visit to Rewell on Saturday but too late to see anything and just after a heavy shower.