chalkhill blue
peacock
red admiral
small tortoiseshell
small copper
brown argus
small skipper
small white
essex skipper
yellow hammer in the morning sun
Monday, 29 July 2019
BARBURY CASTLE
Plenty of butterfly activity around Barbury Castle during my visit there today on a very warm and sunny morning. My aim was to find some chalkhill blues, of which I saw only about four, but there were many meadow browns and gatekeepers as well as smaller numbers of other species, including small and essex skippers, small, large and green veined whites, marbled white. small heath,small copper, speckled wood, brown argus, peacock, red admiral, and small tortoiseshell.
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