Last Sunday we went to Cotley Hill in Wiltshire. We were hoping to see plenty of butterflies and in particular
Marsh Fritillary. There were lots of butterflies on the wing and I saw my first
Common Blue (they are very late this year),
Grizzled Skipper and
Green Hairstreaks of the year as well as
Marsh Fritillaries. After Cotley we went over to Bentley Wood to look for an aberrant
Pear-bordered Fritillary which had been seen there a couple of days earlier but we dipped. I did see a new plant though so not all bad. I also saw another two new plants on a couple of protected roadside verges.
Marsh Fritillary - Euphydryas aurinia
Grizzled Skipper - Pyrgus malvae
Burnet Companion - Euclidia glyphica
Green Hairstreak - Callophrys rubi
Common Heath Moth
Having a bad day!
Pearl-bordered Fritillary - Boloria euphrosyne
Water Avens - Geum rivale
Meadow Saxifrage - Saxifraga granulata
Dusky Cranesbill - Geranium phaeum
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