Thank you, Dave. Yes, I saw three Painted Ladies in early June but the next ones I saw weren't till late August, so one presumes the latter were the progeny of the former.
Sunday 13th September 2020 – Nicholaston Burrows….
The warm weather continued, so I thought I’d drive 15 minutes down the road to a site I hadn’t visited for quite some while, Nicholaston Burrows, a small dune system just to the east of Oxwich Bay which can be seen in the distance:
The commonest species during this walk were Small White (20-30) and Red Admiral (approx. 15). In fact, I counted 9 of the latter on one particularly sheltered patch of ivy in the light woodland at the top of the slope, as well as a solitary Small Tortoiseshell.
Also about in this area were a handful of Speckled Woods:
On the dunes I found a couple of faded Brown Argus, a few Large Whites and several Small Coppers, one of which was the finest caeroleopunctata individual I’ve seen in a long while:
The only other species seen was Common Blue; two tatty looking females and a surprisingly presentable male.