Thanks Bill for your positive comments, hoping to get a few more species of butterflies in the next couple of weeks...
This morning (Wednesday) was cloudy,windy and cold,but was expected to improve,so lunchtime we headed an hours drive west, to Bison Hill,Whipsnade Downs. Although cold and windy here too,a few blue patches were visible. This is a new site for us,but a sheltered area soon produced a couple of Common Blue and a Grizzled Skipper. Heading down the slopes, sheltered from the cold wind by bushes, Dingy Skippers were seen in good numbers,as well as a Green Hairstreak and my first Brown Argus of 2015. Then,in a small dip,we saw our first Duke of Burgundy. The sun vanished for long periods,but a few more breaks and butterflies suddenly appeared,including a few more Dukes and 3 Greens,spiraling together. By 5 PM, many of the Dingies were perching on old knapweed heads,as well as a few Grizzled.
Despite feeling more like March than May,a short but most successful afternoon.
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