Lee,i truely love Grizzed Skippers,their beauty when seen close up,and their lively character. Reminds us what a shame about the former colony at Indian Queens...
Thanks Neil,you were so helpful yesterday,as always. Great to see you again. Speaking of which...
So then,onto Rewell Wood for the afternoon. I walked through the lovely bluebells,and then onto cleared areas of coppice. Soon,i started to see what i was looking for- Pearl-bordered Fritillaries! Many were nectaring on bugle flowers. Orangetips were present,including a female,and several Peacocks. In mid-afternoon,i was walking down a track,when who should be coming in the opposite direction. None other than Neil Hulme! We had a bit of a chin-wag,and he kindly pointed me toward some of the best areas for Pearls. Sure enough,we were soon tripping over them-all the better as i havn't seen any for a couple of years. Some were more heavily marked than others,but all were beautiful.All the time,a willow warbler was singing it's lovely descending song from a tree. In the fading evening sun,Neil told me how to find roosting Pearls. His advice worked its magic,as i found one(picture below).A truely super day,up there with the very best!
Full list for the day was: Grizzled Skipper,Dingy Skipper,Brimstone,Small White,Large White,Green-veined White,Orange Tip,Green Hairstreak,Peacock,Small Tortoiseshell,Comma,Pearl-border Fritillary and Wall.
Birds seen included cuckoo,lesser whitethroat,kestrel,buzzard ad raven,while Cetti's warbler was heard at Mill Hill.
Super!
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