Thank you Pauline. Hopefully one day you will get to see it for yourself.
Sarah.
Meantime, in the land that butterflies forgot, my Sunday transect walk yielded 15 butterflies.
Good to know the Grizzlies are out round your way, Allan. Hopefully Goldie will take advantage over the next week or so.Allan.W. wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 7:15 pmAt the weekend ,I had an early morning visit to Dungeness ,and decided to take a different route to normal ,and parked roadside ,close to the power station entrance road ,and walk the length of the Long pits ,2 long narrow natural ponds /lakes in the shingle and see how the Small Coppers were faring on this section of the peninsula ,i found a few roosting around 7 am ,and then i found a roosting Grizzled Skipper ,something i haven,t found here before typically roosting on a dead plant head .
Thanks Otep, I'm hoping I have messaged you successfully with all the details. It's a members only site but it is easy and free to become one. You could of course visit as my guest if you would like to.
thank you for your help aeshna... i followed up your information and found this:
Hi, CharlesCharles Nicol wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 10:56 pm today i went to Hexton Chalk Pit. it is a small nature reserve in the Bedfordshire Chilterns.
there was plenty of Dingy Skipper activity, including this pair
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i also found this strange plant... any suggestions ?
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