A fairly intense weekend looking after my two children by myself! Turned my attentions to Butterflies.. My previous house in Milton Keynes was within an hour of some good sites for all the Hairstreaks, Wood White, Purple Emperor, and one or two other decent speceis. Seems Hampshire is prime real estate for Fritillaries, and Bentley Wood (a 20 minute drive away) has a very impressive butterfly list.
I visited on Sunday morning with children, and got frustratingly poor views of Small Pearl Bordered Fritillaries. Managed to return on my own in the afternoon once the children were offloaded, and eventually got superb views of several nectaring. Looks like I am too late this year for Pearl Bordered (spent too much of May birding!), but definately one to return for next year.
Saturday I visited the coast in search of Glanville Fritillaries at a known site on the south coast, but the pram wouldn't go far enough along the pebbles to the habitat, so I had to give up!
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