However there were many other butterflies around: brimstone, painted lady, peacock, red admiral, green veined white, meadow brown, gatekeeper, speckled wood etc.
brimstone looking rather odd as it is feeds from a bindweed flower
speckled wood
Saturday, 6 August 2016
OTMOOR
On the way home from Cambridgeshire, I stopped by at RSPB Otmoor to see if there were any brown hairstreaks about. Having found a space in the almost full car park I walked down the Roman Road, and as expected there were several others with the same idea. It was a bit early (1015) and the sun wasn't fully on all the vegetation but we waited around a bit, and eventually one did decide to spiral down from the top of the trees, but sadly didn't settle and disappeared again. I could see several purple hairstreaks in the tops of the trees too, but again they were not obliging!
However there were many other butterflies around: brimstone, painted lady, peacock, red admiral, green veined white, meadow brown, gatekeeper, speckled wood etc.
However there were many other butterflies around: brimstone, painted lady, peacock, red admiral, green veined white, meadow brown, gatekeeper, speckled wood etc.
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