Friday 28th June 2019

Butterfly Species: Marbled White (15) Meadow Brown (30) White-letter Hairstreak (2) Ringlet (8) Large Skipper (1) Speckled Wood (3) Small Tortoiseshell (1) Painted Lady (1) White Admiral (1) White Admiral Butterfly - Midford/Wellow Path - 28-06-2019 The weather was much improved this Thursday when I set off down the path. The temperature was maxing out at 26 degrees C and it was almost unbroken sunshine. Just before I entered for Combe Down tunnel, I paused to look at the Wych Elm that hangs over the parapet near the tunnel entrance. It was here last year where I saw a single White-letter Hairstreak butterfly darting round the top of the tree. I was pleasantly surprised to see two Hairstreak like butterflies chasing each other around the Ash tree next to the Wych Elm. I believe these to be the first two White-letter Hairstreak butterflies of my year. Marbled White - Tucking Mill 28-06-2019 At the other end of the tunnel at Tucking Mill, there were many more butterflies on...