Quite a day in the garden late morning into early afternoon. Not many butterflies about in the blustery wind but the sun was hot in the shelter of the tree line.
Purple Hairstreak - just the one, around and resting on a cluster of leaves for several minutes on one of the big oaks at the back. Got the bins on it several times then tried with the scope but that was hopeless not being able to find the spot among the many oak leaves - not a good idea !
1 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Large White, 2 Speckled Wood and 2 Holly Blues. The latter just seem to fly around a circuit, hardly ever landing.
Hag Lane - on the east side of the hill in the shelter from the wind on a flowering heather slope with a background of big holly's produced 2 Holly Blue, 1 Gatekeeper, 3 Small Copper, 2 Speckled Wood and a Peacock.
Not been able to find a Common Blue yet this year !
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