Re: July 2016
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 6:49 pm
Hello all,
Tried a different area of the Dungeness peninsular this morning,the gulleys at nearby Dengemarsh, a plant was my main reason for visiting,which I was hoping to find in flower
(Sea Heath),actually found quite a bit ,so well pleased,saw my first butterflies on the wing( 7 am) almost immediately,plenty of Meadow Browns ,Gatekeepers,several Red Ads; and was pleased to see 5 Painted Ladies,a few Small Coppers most in good condition ,Brown Argus ,but the star of the show were the Common Blues ,they were everywhere ! standing in one spot and looking around ,I counted 19 ,mostly immaculate males,and after a while I started seeing more and more females,ranging from brown (Brown argus looking ) specimens to some very Blue individuals ,there were some real beauties on the wing. I,ll be back !
Regards Allan.W.
Tried a different area of the Dungeness peninsular this morning,the gulleys at nearby Dengemarsh, a plant was my main reason for visiting,which I was hoping to find in flower
(Sea Heath),actually found quite a bit ,so well pleased,saw my first butterflies on the wing( 7 am) almost immediately,plenty of Meadow Browns ,Gatekeepers,several Red Ads; and was pleased to see 5 Painted Ladies,a few Small Coppers most in good condition ,Brown Argus ,but the star of the show were the Common Blues ,they were everywhere ! standing in one spot and looking around ,I counted 19 ,mostly immaculate males,and after a while I started seeing more and more females,ranging from brown (Brown argus looking ) specimens to some very Blue individuals ,there were some real beauties on the wing. I,ll be back !
Regards Allan.W.