Torrential rain overnight and a cold wind from a northerly origin put an end to any hopes that we would find any late obliging Purple Emperor or White Admiral! We did have a look, but nothing was on the wing, other than a brief Purple Hairstreak.
So with the forecast being poor, we decided to cut short the weekend and head back, at the end of the day. A stop at Cotterstock, eventually gave us a single Red-eyed Damselfly and a couple of Brown Hawker and another Kingfisher, but no new fish!
The next stop was at Barnack Hills & Holes. We were just through the gate when a Holly Blue was found
this was taken with that well known butterfly lens combination; 500 + 1.4 extender.
Further into the reserve, the target was showing very well, with lots on the wing; Chalkhill Blue
And after a lot of searching, the final tick of the day, Marbled White
A great trip that will have to be replayed next year, a couple of weeks earlier!
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