SUNDAY MORNING CLIFF TOP AMBLE

Here are a few pictures from Sunday mornings amble around Langdon Cliffs at Dover.

 SMALL TORTOISHELL-a fresh butterfly the result of the successful winter hibernation of its parents.

SPECKLED  YELLOW  several day flying moths can be seen at the moment

 YELLOW SHELL-a superbly marked moth

 BEE ORCHIDS are in short supply this year

 PYRAMID ORCHIDS are just starting to bloom,there are lots.

 MARBLED WHITE when these appear it must be summer.

 COMMON SPOTTED ORCHIDS in abundance.

 Another MARBLED WHITE,it is really a member of the brown family.

 ORANGETIP an unusual sighting with the marbled whites out.

 BURNET COMPANION another day flying moth.

 LARGE SKIPPERS-note the hooked antennae

 and blotches on the wings

 and SMALL SKIPPERS are emerging. look for the orange tips to the antennae

A STUDY IN SCARLET AND OTHER HUES TOO.

 A few photos from this weeks wanderings.

 ADONIS BLUE

 PAINTED LADIES are arriving across the Channel,some don`t look as good as this one.

 MEADOW PIPIT @SAMPHIRE HOE

 HORNED POPPY @THE HOE on the beach.

 THE ADDER OR VIPER Britains only venemous snake.

 LARGE SKIPPERS are now on the wing.

 CINNABAR MOTH taking flight

 and settled.

 SIX SPOT BURNET
On Wednesday I went to Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire in search of the Black Hairstreak.

 RAGGED ROBIN

 LATTICED HEATH

 BLACK HAIRSTREAK the first sighting.

Uncropped BLACK HAIRSTREAK.

 There were several males flitting around the blackthorn and dogwood but they were very elusive and camera shy,this one settled for a while but not close.

 Thanks to Phil Bromley who was a great help on site,hope you enjoy the blog.

 OAK TORTRIX?

 HAIRY DRAGONFLY

MEADOW BROWN

SPECKLED WOOD were by far the most common butterfly in Monks Wood

Over to Sandwich Bay yesterday to see the LIZARD ORCHIDS

GREY PARTRIDGE

 LIZARD ORCHIDS on Royal St Georges Golf Course.

 ROLL OUT THE BARREL-BARREL JELLYFISH washing ashore at Sandwich Bay

ANOTHER VARIETY OF HORNED POPPY.

JUNE IS BUSTING OUT ALL OVER.

Just a few butterflies,moths and orchids this week:-

 JELLYFISH CLOUDS

 SOUTH FORELAND LIGHTHOUSE

 CELEBRITY SILHOUETTE

 BORDERED STRAW an immigrant from Spain.

 SMALL ELEPHANT HAWK MOTH

 FLAME SHOULDER

SCORCHED WING

PRIVET HAWK MOTH

 FRAGRANT ORCHID

ADONIS BLUE

 HEATH FRITILLARY

 COW WHEAT -The foodplant of the h.f. caterpillars.

 BIRDS NEST ORCHID

 WHITE HELEBORINE

 FLEDGLING BLACK REDSTART

 GREEN HAIRSTREAK

MARBLED WHITE