August was off to a flying start with lots of Painted Ladies Wall Browns and Red Admirals on the wing and the last of the local butterflies of the year emerging at Temple Ewell,the Silver Spotted Skipper.
WALL BROWN
RED ADMIRAL
WALL BROWN
BROWN ARGUS
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SILVER SPOTTED SKIPPER at Temple Ewell the last of Kents 40 resident breeding butterflies to appear.
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COLOUR RINGED STONECHAT - SAMPHIRE HOE.
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PAINTED LADY the offspring of the earlier immigrants are now emerging in profusion.
FEMALE STONECHAT AT THE HOE
JUVENILE WHITETHROAT
MALE STONECHAT green/yellow the partner of blue/yellow.
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RED VEINED DARTER proof of breeding at Samphire Hoe.
CHALKHILL BLUE a third male seen at the Hoe.
MORE LADIES ON THE CLIFFS,
SMALL HEATHS appear to be having a poor summer.
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UPON A SILVER SEA
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SMALL BLUES ON THE CLIFFS
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FEMALE ADONIS BLUE
SMALL BLUE
News of a rare migrant butterfly at South Foreland reached me through the airwaves on Thursday last
THE QUEEN OF SPAIN FRITILLARY
QUEEN OF SPAIN FRITILLARY,I was lucky to see it as after a few minutes it chased another butterfly off and didn`t return.
HORNET ROBBERFLY
Friday afternoon I returned to the valley for a second helping of the QoS and eventually it was located by Marc Heath and we were treated to a REAL royal performance.
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