Tuesday 23rd June and with the beginning of a mini heatwave I decided to visit Grenofen again for a walk. It was a total contrast to last weeks visit with hot and humid and sunny conditions and as a result there were plenty of insects around including very active and fast flying butterflies.
I regularly saw fritillaries flitting about but they rarely settled for more than a few seconds if at all but I did manage to get some decent views of a very worn Dark Green Fritillary as it occassionally returned to briefly rest on the same Bracken frond. I also managed to get some excellent views of a very showy Silver Washed Fritillary as it dashed around a small clearing and occasionally perched low down on bushes and I also managed to get a record shot of a briefly settled High Brown Fritillary too.
Dark Green Fritillary
Dark Green Fritillary
Dark Green Fritillary
Dark Green Fritillary
Silver Washed Fritillary
Silver Washed Fritillary
Silver Washed Fritillary
Silver Washed Fritillary
High Brown Fritillary
Golden Ringed Dragonfly
Long Horn Beetle
Long Horn Beetle
Wednesday 24th June was another scorching hot day and with another night shift looming I headed over to Central Park in the morning for another look for White Letter Hairstreaks and this time I was in luck with a very smart looking individual giving excellent views feeding on bramble flowers.
White Letter Hairstreak
White Letter Hairstreak
White Letter Hairstreak
White Letter Hairstreak
White Letter Hairstreak
White Letter Hairstreak
With the warm weather I have had the moth box out in the back yard but the catches have been small although I did find my first Small Magpie, Crassa unitella and Rustic/Uncertain of the year.
Small Magpie
Crassa unitella
Rustic/Uncertaim
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