A very pleasant if albeit warm day on the Erith Marshes; thankfully I had a large bottle of Lemon Barley Drink with me.
And very satisfactory, by my undemanding standards at least, in terms of Butterflies &c. seen.
These included:
Lots of Gatekeeper Butterflies; see one below on Common Ragwort in company with a Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar:
Quite a few Meadow Brown Butterflies (see two below):
A Holly Blue Butterfly (see below):
And one of many Small White Butterflies (see below):
Other Butterflies seen: Green-Veined Whites, Speckled Woods, Common Blues, Small/Essex Skippers (unsure of actual individual identities) and two Red Admirals.
And in addition to the Butterflies, I came across a Jersey Tiger Moth. I first saw one yesterday; I had never heard of them before! And now; another one today (in flight, they put me in mind of Red Admirals).