Re: David M
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 2:45 pm
Thanks, Dave/Otep. Yes, Brown Argus is a butterfly best seen fresh and this site is extraordinarily early for them for reasons I cannot explain.
Thursday 29th April – Where have you been?.…
After 4 previous abortive attempts, I finally managed to find my first Green Hairstreak of the year at Welshmoor on the Gower.
This site is only 2 miles from the sea, but it isn’t a particularly early site compared to some others. Even so, I expected them out the previous weekend, but given I saw the grand total of ONE in three-quarters of an hour’s searching, I think it’s pretty safe to conclude that they have only just started to emerge.
Here’s an image of the type of habitat they prefer round here:
…and the solitary specimen seen:
The only other butterfly I photographed was this female Green Veined White:
Thursday 29th April – Where have you been?.…
After 4 previous abortive attempts, I finally managed to find my first Green Hairstreak of the year at Welshmoor on the Gower.
This site is only 2 miles from the sea, but it isn’t a particularly early site compared to some others. Even so, I expected them out the previous weekend, but given I saw the grand total of ONE in three-quarters of an hour’s searching, I think it’s pretty safe to conclude that they have only just started to emerge.
Here’s an image of the type of habitat they prefer round here:
…and the solitary specimen seen:
The only other butterfly I photographed was this female Green Veined White: