Friday 31 May 2024

ITS BEEN A GREY OLD MAY

 Finding enough sun to do the butterfly transects has been challenging to say the least,but in between the showers a few days of warmth were very welcome.

AVOCET COMING IN TO LAND -WORTH MARSHES.
Its a mixed bag again this month with birds butterflies dragonflies moths and flowers to entertain my few remaining readers.
HOLLY BLUE IN MY GARDEN
WALL BROWN ON A WALL AT SANDWICH BAY
SPECKLED WOOD
GRIZZLED SKIPPER -DUNGENESS.
WHITETHROAT AT DUNGENESS
CLOUDED YELLOW {HELICE} AT SAMPHIRE HOE
SMALL COPPER -SAMPHIRE HOE
RENAISSANCE DOVER
DUKE OF BURGUNDY DENGE WOOD -away from Bonsai Bank.

FLY ORCHID -BONSAI BANK
LADY ORCHID -BONSAI BANK
DUKE OF BURGUNDY
DUKE OF BURGUNDY -BONSAI BANK
GREEN VEINED WHITE
JACKDAW -FOX HILL DOWN DOVER CLIFFS.
WHEATEAR- LANGDON HOLE
GREEN WOODPECKER - LANGDON HOLE










COMMON BUZZARD - LANGDON HOLE

HAIRY DRAGONFLY STODMARSH

REED WARBLER -STODMARSH
WHITETHROAT
GREEN VEINED WHITE
ROCK PIPIT - SAMPHIRE HOE



SMALL BLUES MATING -SAMPHIRE HOE
SMALL COPPER ON A DAISY
EARLY MORNING BITTERN AT STODMARSH
BANDED DEMOISELLE RIVER STOUR STODMARSH
CORN BUNTING -DOVER CLIFFS

MEADOW PIPIT
CORN BUNTING
FOUR SPOTTED CHASER -DUNGENESS
RED EYED DAMSELFLY - DUNGENESS
MY FIRST PAINTED LADY OF THE YEAR -SAMPHIRE HOE
BROOMRAPE SPECIES -SAMPHIRE HOE

SMALL HEATH
SMALL HEATH
WALL BROWN
WILD CARROT
ADONIS BLUE
LARGE SKIPPER
ADONIS BLUE
ADONIS BLUE AT SAMPHIRE HOE
FEMALE BANDED DEMOISELLE -WORTH
CHAROLET COW WORTH MARSHES.
AVOCETS OVER THE PINNOCK WALL WORTH MARSHES.
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RED FOOTED FALCON  WORTH
RFFALCON
LARGE RED DAMSELFLY IN MY GARDEN
BROAD BODIED CHASER SAMPHIRE HOE
COMMON BLUE SAMPHIRE HOE
COMMON SPOTTED ORCHID SAMPHIRE HOE
YELLOW SHELL MOTH WORTH
UNDER LEADEN SKIES THE SWIFTS WERE FEEDING OVER WORTH MARSHES
THURSDAY 30/5/24
A FLY IS JUST ABOUT TO MEET ITS END. 

A FEW MOTHS FROM MY GARDEN TRAP
LIGHT BROCADE
BUFF ERMINE
BURNISHED BRASS
WHITE ERMINE

CELEBRITY SILHOUETTE AT DOVER CRUISE TERMINAL.
SPIRIT OF BRITAIN IN HER LAST DAYS IN P&O COLOURS HAVING BEEN CHARTERED BY IRISH FERRIES.