An invertebrate morning along the Mere south side today with 2 new species for the year - one butterfly and one dragonfly.
I was hoping for Gatekeeper and so I was more than happy when one turned up, and only one for the whole morning too!
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First Gatekeeper of the year for me
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Also down the same strip of long grass on the eastern side of a hedgerow, out of the westerly wind, were a couple of Common Darter dragonflies. I saw about 4 more too.
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Common Darter, one of half a dozen
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Butterflies were everywhere today, led in numbers by Meadow Browns. No Skippers at all and only 3 whites (2 Large Whites and 1 Green-veined White).
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Green-veined White
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| Ringlet |
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Meadow Brown
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Meadow Brown
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| Ringlet |
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A worn and damaged Red Admiral
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Meadow Brown
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Small Copper
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I watched a strange looking fly land on a stem of grass and wondered what it was. I took a few photos and it looked like a cranefly, maybe two? It also resembled a scene from a movie cliff-hanger ending so I had to add a caption 😂😂😂
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I hope help comes soon, I can't hold on much longer!
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