Just catching up on a few of the butterfly photographs I have taken over the past few weeks. Best find was probably this Grayling, a butterfly that gets harder to see in Sussex as each year goes by. This one was on Windover Hill and despite an hours searching it was the only one I could find.
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| Grayling |
They are always a bit difficult to spot against the Chalk flints but this one did at least put down amongst some greenery making it a little more visible. Although they always settle with wings closed they will, if threatened, "pop up" the forewing flashing a patch of orange and an eye. I managed to get a half hearted response on my initial approach but it then seemed to tire of that game and just fell asleep and ignored my presence.
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| Grayling |
Lots of lovely Brimstones along with other butterflies at Houghton Forest but perhaps not in the numbers we have seen in previous years. The high winds and stormy weather at the begining of the month may have had an impact.
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| Brimstone |
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| Brown Argus |
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| Brown Argus |
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| Small Heath |
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| Chalkhill Blue |
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| Red Admiral |
Lots of Silver-washed Fritillaries at Houghton as well but when you did manage to catch up with them they were in a really tatty state.
Newtimber Hill is one of the most reliable sites for Silver-spotted Skippers. They were there but again not in big numbers but then we were probably four weeks later than usual in looking for them.
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| Silver-spotted Skipper |
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| Wall Brown |
Chalkhill Blues still looking good though.
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| Chalkhill Blue |
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| Chalkhill Blue |
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| Dark Green Fritillary |
Last but not least a Large White, we tend to ignore them but they really are quite a beautiful butterfly.
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| Large White |
No sign of a Clouded Yellow yet or perhaps even one of the rarer migrants from the continent but there is still time.
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