Today I took my first drive in over two months and wasnt it a pleasure to be out there again. It was not a time to be stupid so I just drove to Odiham Common to 'catch up" with what has been happening. I was very surprised how far the season has progressed even though I have kept up online with who has been seeing what.
Clearly the summer butterflies were showing in good numbers with about numbers of the following, Marbled White 15, Meadow Brown 30,Ringlets 20, Common Blue male 2, Tortoiseshell 5, Large Skipper 15,Narrow-bordered five-spot Burnet 12, Burnet Companion 12, & Forester 2
I thoroughly enjoyed the couple of hours I spent in the sunshine but eventually as so often these past few months I found myself tired.
At least I had broken the ice and the season had not gone by without me enjoying some fun in the sun.
Clearly the summer butterflies were showing in good numbers with about numbers of the following, Marbled White 15, Meadow Brown 30,Ringlets 20, Common Blue male 2, Tortoiseshell 5, Large Skipper 15,Narrow-bordered five-spot Burnet 12, Burnet Companion 12, & Forester 2
I thoroughly enjoyed the couple of hours I spent in the sunshine but eventually as so often these past few months I found myself tired.
At least I had broken the ice and the season had not gone by without me enjoying some fun in the sun.
59.027 - Small Tortoiseshell - AGLAIS urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)
59.012 - Marbled White - MELANARGIA galathea (Linnaeus, 1758) - a new emerged female
59.012 - Marbled White - MELANARGIA galathea (Linnaeus, 1758)
61.018 - Common Blue POLYOMMATUS (Polyommatus) icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)
57.009 - Large Skipper - OCHLODES sylvanus (Esper, 1779)
54.009 - Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet ZYGAENA ( Zygaena) lonicerae (Scheven, 1777)
Last night I put the moth trap out but the results were rather poor with the best of a poor crop being my first Elephant Hawk-moth of the year along with a worn Barred Red and Tawny-barred Angle,with the rest being Heart & Dart,Buf Ermine, Peppered Moth & Buff-tip all that have probably not moved away from previous nights,not a good catch at all.
69.016 - Elephant Hawk-moth - DEILEPHILA elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758)
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