Broughton Down
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:54 pm
Spent today - well 11.00 - 3.00 at this marvellous site. Many thanks to those that pointed me in the direction of the Silver Spotted Skipper.....
The weatherman said chance of sunshine so ever the optimist off I set complete with sarnies and a flask.
The site is stunning with views across Hants and Wilts? BUT there I sat surrounded by Whites, Blues and Argus (should that be Argii?), Meadow Browns, more Brimstones than I could count and every possible hue from vivid yellow to white to grey and the sun shone for about 0.4 of a second and out came a Skipper - Yeehah. The sun eventually came out as I drove home!!!!
Many of the Browns have got this wretched red mite infection possibly 50% of the hundreds that I saw.
Great day and if you read this Denise and Eccles - it's about 1.5 hours to the site from here using the M4 / Marlborough route.
Now for the Brown Hairstreak at Shipton Bellinger?
Wavelea1
The weatherman said chance of sunshine so ever the optimist off I set complete with sarnies and a flask.
The site is stunning with views across Hants and Wilts? BUT there I sat surrounded by Whites, Blues and Argus (should that be Argii?), Meadow Browns, more Brimstones than I could count and every possible hue from vivid yellow to white to grey and the sun shone for about 0.4 of a second and out came a Skipper - Yeehah. The sun eventually came out as I drove home!!!!
Many of the Browns have got this wretched red mite infection possibly 50% of the hundreds that I saw.
Great day and if you read this Denise and Eccles - it's about 1.5 hours to the site from here using the M4 / Marlborough route.
Now for the Brown Hairstreak at Shipton Bellinger?
Wavelea1