On Thursday I joined Mark at Hope Gap following up on a report of Clouded Yellows in the vicinity. Instead we found plenty of Small and Large Whites, Red Admirals and Small Coppers. The views were splendid on this fine day.
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| Common Centaury, Centaurium erythraea |
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| Hope Gap |
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| Large White, female, Pieris brassicae |
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| Large White, female, Pieris brassicae |
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| Large White, male, Pieris brassicae |
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| Small Copper, Lycaena phlaeas |
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| Small White, female, Pieris rapae |
Afterwards we met Neil at Steyning Downland (the old Rifle Range) and saw a Brown Hairstreak which refused to come down from an ash tree. Neil counted 7 in total.
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| Brown Hairstreak, Thecla betulae in ash tree |
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| Common Darter, female, Sympetrum striolatum |
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| Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta |
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| Small White, female, Pieris rapae |
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