Tuesday, 17 May 2022

Various !

 Still not doing well for moths here in Lee Mount. Just one moth this morning - but it was  a good one.

Spectacle

 

Later in the day spent some time at Ogden / Ovenden Moor and later on along Castle Carr Road.

A good do with butterflies all round - it was warm / hot at times today.
Red Admiral x 1, Green Hairstreaks x 10, Wall x 1, Small Coppers x 4, Speckled Wood x 4 along with a decent show of Orange-tips, Green-veined Whites and Small Tortoiseshells and just a few Small Whites.

On Ovenden Moor plenty Common Heaths included two in cop' and 2 more on Castle Carr Road. Paul B also got a nice shot of a male Common Heath showing the feathery antennae very well.

Common Heath male (thanks PB)

Red Admiral

Small Copper

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