Spent the day at the Butterfly Conservation New Members Day, held at the Field Studies Council centre at Juniper Hall in the North Downs near Box Hill, Surrey. Had a excellent day and met some very knowledgeable and dedicated people who run the Surrey branch of Butterfly Conservation and carry out important conservation work at the branch's Oaken Wood reserve.
A Chalkhill Blue Lysandra coridon, and a couple of Marsh Tit were a nice bonus in Juniper Hall grounds. An afternoon walk along the footpath at Juniper Bottom produced several Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja, a couple of Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia, lots of Ringlets Aphantopus hyperantus, Meadow Browns Maniola jurtina and Gatekeepers Pyronia tithonus, quite a few Marbled White Melanargia galathea and Commas Polygonia c-album, a few Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae, 2 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta, a Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni, Large White Pieris brassicae, at least 1 Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola, a few Large Skippers Ochlodes sylvanus and a White Plume Moth Pterophorus pentadactyla.
Several Pyramidal Orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis, 2 Common Spotted Orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii were also noted during the walk.
The day was finished off nicely with a pair of House Sparrows outside my living room window. My first ever record after living here for 14 years!
A Chalkhill Blue Lysandra coridon, and a couple of Marsh Tit were a nice bonus in Juniper Hall grounds. An afternoon walk along the footpath at Juniper Bottom produced several Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja, a couple of Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia, lots of Ringlets Aphantopus hyperantus, Meadow Browns Maniola jurtina and Gatekeepers Pyronia tithonus, quite a few Marbled White Melanargia galathea and Commas Polygonia c-album, a few Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae, 2 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta, a Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni, Large White Pieris brassicae, at least 1 Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola, a few Large Skippers Ochlodes sylvanus and a White Plume Moth Pterophorus pentadactyla.
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| Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja |
Several Pyramidal Orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis, 2 Common Spotted Orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii were also noted during the walk.
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| Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis |
The day was finished off nicely with a pair of House Sparrows outside my living room window. My first ever record after living here for 14 years!
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