Tuesday, 5 July 2022

Bramdean Common 2 July 2022

Peacock caterpillar along the track from West Tisted...

In Bramdean Common woods... an intriguing orange fly. Unable to find this one in my general Insect field guides - but with 7000 species of fly in the UK then not all can be shown. (And they have a limited appeal)



Silver-washed Fritillaries are now on the wing in numbers in suitable woodlands....


In the meadows, wild basil...


Numbers of Small/Essex Skippers were in the meadow. Those which I put the effort in to identify were all Essex Skippers. The tips of the antennae are completely black.



A single example of Clouded Yellow - a rare migrant. As always, impossible to get a photo of the upperside of the wings.