Cheers David.
I would think that temperature fluctuations, could be one of the factors in producing aberrations.
Cheers David.
Some stunning colourations there Allan, nice finds.Allan.W. wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 10:41 am Up early this morning ,to catch the Adonis Blues waking up ,bit of a slow start at first ,but as the wind dropped more and more
Adonis took to the wing ,I was surprised to see how worn ,most of the males were ,some very striking females on the wing , and just the one Common
Blue (a female ) ,just don,t know whats happened to them locally this season ,was also pleased to find a scarce (ish) plant these days in Kent,
Yellow Vetchling (lathyrus aphaca ) ,used to see it all the time ,but rarely these days .
Missed seeing the Early Spider Orchids as well at the closed Samphire Ho this year ,the little Downland site I visited this morning used to
have a small colony (and Duke of Burgandys as well ) I looked again this morning ,as I do most years ,more in hope than anything else …………...but no
think they,re all gone ………………..Sadly !
Regards Allan.W.
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Great to see you caught up with them, Stevie. I knew the Wood Whites would oblige, but I didn't want to promise SPBF because they typically appear unannounced and in low densities, so very pleased you saw that too.
I would expect our Kent findings to be very similar Alan.Allan.W. wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 5:01 pm Thanks for the comments Paul ! our findings seem very similar ,funnily enough this afternoon I doubled my years total for Common Blue ,and hopefully numbers are starting to rise . I,ve had one visit to see Small Blues near Dover ,and there were dozens about ,and average numbers (so far ) of Adonis ,but the local Grizzles are now finishing their flight period .
Regards Allan.W.