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Those Holly Blue figures are quite modest, Wurzel - the peak day count this year so far has been 34...
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After a good week, a rather anticlimactic weekend. Almost entirely cloudy on Friday 3rd May, though not too cold. A bit of brightness stirred an Orange Tip (but not for long), and I did see both a Small White and a Green-veined White. Searching likely spots also turned up a roosting Holly Blue, but I reckon they had largely tucked themselves away pending a chilly night. Saturday 4th May was much colder, but between hefty showers there was bright sunshine and I managed a reasonable local walk without getting wet. The Holly Blues once again responded (I saw 17 altogether), and the cool air and bright sunshine was a good combination for them to open their wings. It became apparent that there are still new individuals emerging. I also chanced upon a Small Copper, plus a few Orange Tips and GVW. With relatively few butterflies around, I managed a shot of what this time must be a queen wasp (making my previous sighting definitely a hornet)... ...and a delicate lacewing fly, something whose golden eyes have always fascinated me. Dave