4th August..
It was back to my local patch today and, it was one of my better decisions. The variety of butterflies on the wing, and in good numbers amazed me, with Silver-washed Fritillaries, [the females out numbering the males] White Admirals, a single Painted Lady, Wood Whites, peacocks, Ringlets, Meadow Browns, Brimstones, Green-veined, Small and Large Whites, Gatekeepers, a single Small Tortoiseshell, a handful of Common blues, Comma, a Speckled Wood, plus Small and Large skippers making it a very memorable day.
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Finding another pair of Wood White in copulation was the highlight of the trip for me,
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plus getting up-close to this Ringlet for this photo.
Seeing eighteen species of butterfly on one visit is a record for me in this wood, sorry correction, and then it was nineteen, i spotted a butterfly i had`nt seen in this wood in many a year, and one i was really hoping to see today,.........