I was expecting I might have a Red Admiral or possibly a Painted Lady to add to the butterfly list by the end of August, and though I suspect one of the latter was in the garden last week it shot off over the hedge before I could be sure. I even hoped I might land a Speckled Wood, since they've been reported in the square previously. What I wasn't expecting was this ...
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| Purple Hairstreak |
Apart from that a fairly routine grind of additions with some more discards/escapes that truly reflect the reality of the Dalgety Bay flora. 2.5 a day for 1200 by end August. Looks promising.
Numbers:
| 1181 |
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diptera |
Microchrysa polita |
A Soldier Fly |
| 1182 |
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fungus |
Paxillus involutus |
Brown Rollrim |
| 1183 |
|
flowering plant |
Rheum rhabarbarum |
Rhubarb |
| 1184 |
|
flowering plant |
Campanula rotundifolia |
Harebell |
| 1185 |
|
hymenoptera |
Neuroterus numismalis |
Silk-button Gall |
| 1186 |
|
bird |
Anthus trivialis |
Tree Pipit |
| 1187 |
|
fungus |
Mycena archengeliana |
A mushroom |
| 1188 |
|
flowering plant |
Aster novi-belgii agg. |
Michelmas Daisy |
| 1189 |
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fungus |
Chlorophyllum rachodes |
Shaggy parasol |
| 1190 |
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lep-butterfly |
Favonius quercus |
Purple Hairstreak |
Very nice record, Ali. Reminds me that there are a few oak trees at the edge of my square.
ReplyDeleteThat's a pretty species-rich environment. I haven't exploited mine half as much as I should have, what with all those galls and miners and such. You know if you don't reach 2000 you have to do it again, right? ;)
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