Yes David ,as you rightly say ,questionable as to it being a genuine migrant or a release ..............my money is on release (or more
likely escape ) but whatever ...................I know ,that i would have loved to have found it ! Often wondered about the authenticity of Short -tailed Blues in the UK .................especially Kent records ! because as you probably know ,in the mid-late 1800,s a group calling themselves
"The Kentish Buckaneers " would release extremely rare migrants at certain sites in around Kent ,tip off collectors(for some monetary incentive ),
one that springs to mind is of two Cardinals caught in the Devils Kneading Trough ,near me in Wye ! Quite ridiculous.............but there you go !
Today ,just had to get out ! It was sunny ,quite warm ...................but blowing a gale ! I headed for my "New" Adonis
site near Hythe ,found reasonable numbers of Adonis ,probably 25+ all but 3 were males ,and beginning to look very worn. Amongst the males
found my first AB:(for this site !) ,what i often see with this particular AB; is that one side is perfect ,and the opposite side is pinched in ,and this one
was no exception ,it also had an enlarged black spot on the creased side.
Other species seen ,in less than ideal conditions ,were a few Common Blues ,Brown Argus ,Small Heath and Meadow Brown ,plus a wind assisted
Clouded Yellow ,only my second (or possibly 3rd ) of the season ,but impossible to keep tracks on it ,also 2 fresh 3rd brood Small Coppers and 2
huge female Wasp spiders .As i was returning to the car i stumbled across a small patch of the beautiful Autumn Ladies Tresses (orchids ) to remind me
that summer is slowly ............slipping away.
Regards Allan.W.