Have updated the flickr page;
https://www.flickr.com/groups/2666925@N20/
Yesterday started off cold & overcast
but after lunch it warmed up & the sun came out
i climbed the goat track up the side of the valley opposite Val d'Aleth. Not far from the bottom i came across a courting pair of Large Blues... i photographed the smaller ( ? = male )
i managed to get some open winged Satyrs too. At the top of the track i visited two flower meadows... saw several smaller fritillaries including Spotted. Also a little blue:
... i don't think it is a Common Blue ....
then i followed the lane over the top of the hill. At the summit i had an unpleasant encounter with some "farm workers"... the "farm" is being rebuilt to resemble the hacienda of a drug baron.
After that i was delighted to find some Dingy Skippers on the downward stretch. I returned to see if the Large Blues were still around. I did see this
... it may be a Holly Blue but was much smaller than the usual ones around here.
Finally i had a look at the railway path which i visited on the first day. Saw a few hairstreaks and a Southern White Admiral.
Tomorrow will be stormy so no butterflies....
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