6th August
Visited Bentley Wood a few weeks later than last year. Silver-washed Fritillary were everywhere but every single one was very tatty. We did get a brief view of a female Purple Emperor in the afternoon but I couldn't get a picture before it flew off. Hardly a bird was seen but the butterflies made up for it, the complete list being:
Purple Emperor, Silver-washed Fritillary, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Comma, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small White and Brown Argus.
In the garden at home I took this shot of a Gatekeeper. Once I'd transferred it to the PC I noticed the hoverfly!
- Posted by garfred46 on 20/08/2006.
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