After a phone call from Tony Rayner this afternoon I was invited to see a White-letter Hairstreak. Actually at least 2 of them are present in his garden.
Spent a couple of hours there but unfortunately not to be seen.
This is the first confirmed record for this species since 1999, so a 21 year wait.
The garden was full of butterflies and a pleasure to see:
A couple of bird species of note were: Bullfinch and Kestrel.
Dragonflies: Azure Damselfly & Brown Hawker. Alan: Beautiful Demoiselle, Southern Hawker and Brown Hawker.
Butterflies: Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brimstone, Large White, Small White, White-letter Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Comma, Marbled White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown and Ringlet. (All in Tony’s garden).
Plants: Bee Orchid and Pyramid Orchid. Lots of Marjoram in the garden that is attracting a large number of insects and all made its way there naturally.
White-letter Hairstreak (courtesy Tony Rayner) ↕
Brimstone
Brown Argus
Meadow Brown
Marbled White
Common Blue
Ringlet ↕
Marjoram
Pyramid Orchid
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