The last few days have been very peculiar ,weather wise here in mid-Kent ,i seem to turn up on patch ,in quite reasonable warm sunshine ,and bit by bit the clouds creep across the sky ,and before you know it the wind whips up and its full cloud !
I,ve been trying to photograph a female Sickle bearing bush Cricket on this site ,to rule out the very slim possibility of an as yet un-recorded in
the UK ..............Southern Sickle Bearer ,so far i,ve had 8 sightings ,7 of which are males (the other i never got a close look !) .
Excellent numbers of Small Coppers (3rd brood ) now on the wing here ,and many Whites ,and most of the Small Whites ,i,m taking a much
closer look ! ,was lucky enough to find 3 pairs in-cop ,the males were particularly "Yellow " . Also found single pairs of Large White and Green Vein.
The Browns (with the exception of Small Heath ) more or less finished on this site with only singles of Gatekeeper and Meadow Browns ,2 fresh
Peacocks and 2 Red Admirals ,was particularly pleased to have 7 Clouded Yellow sightings ,with at least 3 individuals involved ............things are
looking good here for a little later in the season .
At last the Common Blues seem to be turning up ,with some glorious females making an appearance ,particularly pleased with this "blue " one ,
when she first got up ,i thought it was a worn male .
The "Brown " females were also well represented ,and another which i never managed to get a shot of ,was slate grey in colour ,overshot with
blue ,a very attractive individual..............................I,ll be back !
The final shot ,another Blue female ............................Loved to have found her about a week ago !
Regards Allan W.
Brown Argus newly emerged in the exact spot that I found it last year! A couple of Small Coppers nearby that wouldn’t stay still for a photo, and Swallowtail caterpillar which has left ‘home’ today.
