I've seen White-letter Hairstreak before in Hornsea, but that one was found by a friend of mine and he told me where it was.
This one was more satisfying as it was self-found, and it stayed in the same place for over 10 mins, giving me plenty of time to get decent photos.
I'd forgotten how small they are - a Marmalade Hoverfly in the same photo gives a good idea of scale.
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| White-letter Hairstreak on a bramble, with Marmalade Hoverfly |
Also this morning two Hobby catching dragonflies and a male Marsh Harrier fly by.
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| Hobby with dragonfly |
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| Hobby removing bits of the dragonfly before eating it |
Warblers are quieting off now having mostly paired up and raised a brood of youngsters. This is a juvenile Sedge Warbler in Heslop's.
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| Sedge Warbler |
My first Gatekeeper of the year arrived yesterday - exactly the same date as I saw my first last year.
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| Gatekeeper in Heslop's |
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