Saturday 11th August
With the promise of fresh Adonis and sunny skies all day, a return visit to Denbies was very much in order.
As it turned out the Adonis are still to emerge and the sky did go a bit hazy but I still saw lots of lovely things. Chalkhills were still extremely numerous although perhaps numbers were slightly down on last week. There were loads of fresh male and female individuals so they are still emerging. I also found this odd looking female, later identified as perhaps ab.
caerumaculae. (Thanks Roger).
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- Female Chalkhill Blue ab caerumaculae
There were fresh Brown Argus and Small Copper in the meadow along with the Silver Spotted Skipper.
A lone Dark Green Fritillary and 2 Marbled White along with my first 2 summer male Brimstones also being highlights.
And to cap it off, a pristine Painted Lady offered lovely photo opportunities back near the car park
Sightings: 1500+ Chalkhill Blue, 8 Brown Argus, 1 male and 1 female Common Blue, 5 Small Copper, 5 Silver Spotted Skipper, 10 Small Skipper, 2 male Brimstone, 5 Large White, 2 Speckled Wood, 100+ Meadow Brown, 100+ Gatekeeper, 2 Marbled White, 1 Dark Green Fritillary and 1 Painted Lady.
A very enjoyable 4 hours or so.
To butterfly meadows, chalk downlands and leafy glades; to summers eternal.