JULY RAMBLINGS

July, high summer and wasn`t it hot and dry, got around the usual places in east Kent and a couple of trips over the border into East Sussex.Here is a pictorial summary of the month.


CHAKHILL BLUES appeared bang on time at Temple Ewell on the 1st of July.



Just a few males at first.



CHALKHILL BLUE
A trip to LULLINGSTONE COUNTRY PARK for the Dark Green Fritillary was successful and despite the strong breeze managed a few acceptable images.







DARK GREEN FRITILLARY



DGF



DGF



DGF

SKYLARK AT SAMPHIRE HOE




GATEKEEPER aka HEDGE BROWN





Record shots of the SPOTTED REDSHANK at OARE.



FEMALE EMPEROR OVIPOSTING







SILVER STUDDED BLUE IN SUSSEX



SILVER STUDDED BLUE



SSB



SSB

SSB



HEATH SPOTTED ORCHID AT OLD LODGE



GOLDEN RINGED DRAGONFLY OLD LODGE SUSSEX

GRD

BLACK WINGED STILT AT OARE.



AVOCET



BONAPARTES GULL ON THE MUD AT OARE



SCRUFFY RUFF OARE

GREAT GREEN BUSH CRICKET





F/GATEKEEPER

PEACOCK

PEACOCK



WHITE LEGGED DAMSELFLY DUNGENESS



WLD



JUVENILE CUCKOO ARC PIT

JUVENILE  MARSH HARRIERS STODMARSH.



STOCK DOVE

STOCK DOVE STODMARSH

GRAYLING WINDOVER HILL  EAST SUSSEX

SWALLOW AT SAMPHIRE HOE



SWALLOW



DARK BUSH CRICKET



YOUNG PEREGRINE

GAINING HIS WINGS

AT SAMPHIRE HOE

COMMON BLUE EGG LAYING ON REST HARROW

COMMA

A PECTORAL SANDPIPER a vagrant from north America was found at Pegwell Bay and attracted quite a good crowd it was completely unphased by the attention.

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PECTORAL SANDPIPER on the only rainy day of the month.





PECTORAL SANDPIPER.





RUFF IN MOULT



BLACK T GODWIT



ANOTHER RUFF



LITTLE RINGED PLOVER

SOUTHERN MIGRANT HAWKER

SMH



TEMINCKS STINT

Another visit to Pegwell in the evening light.

PECTORAL SANDPIPER









PEC SAND



PEC SAND



PEC SAND

PEC SAND.

WALL BROWN first of second generation at the Hoe



CHALK CARPET a nationally rare moth at the Hoe.



PAINTED LADY numbers have improved recently



PAINTED LADY



SMALL RED EYED DAMSELS AT SAMPHIRE HOE



SRED

COMON BLUE second generation numbers  have exceeded expectations.

 TWO OF THIS YEARS FLEDGLING BLACK REDSTARTS

PAINTED LADY

COMMA
The last of our butterflies to appear on the wing in late July the SILVER SPOTTED SKIPPER.



SSS



SSS



SSS



SSS

Finally some record shots of the adult RED NECKED PHALAROPE at Oare at the end of the month.





That's a Black Headed Gull behind so you can see how small it is.

























RNP
As the heat wave continues into August, my allotment is like a desert but watering brings in the butterflies to drink. The other evening I had painted lady,red admiral,comma,clouded yellow,wall brown,chalkhill blue,gatekeeper,common blue, large and small white and meadow brown.
TTFN.