Hi Goldie, I was still seeing Grizzled Skippers last week, so there might just be time.
Thanks David, normally the Adonis Blues emerge with the hawthorn blossom, but that had long gone by the time Adonis started this year.
Last week, given a fine day, we headed down to east Kent for a day. Butterflies weren’t great in terms of abundance, but there was plenty of variety at the Lydden Temple Ewell reserve, including our first Small Blues of 2024.
Also new for the year, the first Adonis Blues has emerged.
Surprisingly, a couple of Brimstones showed quite well.
My first Brown Argus were nice to see.
Butterfly list included Brimstone, Green-veined White,Dingy Skipper,Small Blue, Brown Argus,Common Blue,Adonis Blue, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath and Green Hairstreak.
While we were down here, it would be rude not to visit a couple of orchid sites. This is a fly orchid.
Lady orchid.
And the very rare monkey orchid.