tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900331650867078349.post3194988579953342953..comments2023-12-12T09:05:49.030+00:00Comments on Tricia's Tales: Pulborough Brooks - flutters but a bit bird lightTricia Ryderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05010432313312804286noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900331650867078349.post-65397414623486405922018-08-01T16:26:17.990+01:002018-08-01T16:26:17.990+01:00Hi Tricia
The blues are both Common Blues. All th...Hi Tricia<br /><br />The blues are both Common Blues. All the others appear correct.<br /><br />The well worn Painted Lady is very much like one I saw today. A Gatekeeper was also missing three quarters of one wing and half of the other. How that happened I don't know but it was able to fly off at speed.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Mauricebailey1409https://www.blogger.com/profile/09765457838228676682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900331650867078349.post-23546003522905626152018-08-01T06:29:12.303+01:002018-08-01T06:29:12.303+01:00Yes to Gatekeeper- the top 2 are females.
The butt...Yes to Gatekeeper- the top 2 are females.<br />The butterfly labelled Ringlet isn't one but a dark male Meadow Brown!<br />Below this isa male Gatekeeper. Below this Gatekeeper on Creeping Thistle + photo below this of 2 Meadow Browns on Creeping Thistle<br />The blues are are Common Blue (Small Blue as well as being much smaller is quite dark + not really blue).<br />The white on the Purple Loosestrife doesn't look like a Large but can't see it well enough to be 100% sure- maybe Green-veined?<br />The dragonfly is a Brown Hawker- there isn't a species called Brown Darter. The hawkers are larger than darters + usually much more active.<br /><br />Seems like you had a good day. It is a great reserve.Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900331650867078349.post-2474424141511213432018-07-31T20:31:14.574+01:002018-07-31T20:31:14.574+01:00Common blue - small blues are rather rare and are ...Common blue - small blues are rather rare and are actually brown! Yes on the gatekeepers, dragonfly is a brown hawker I think rather than darter.Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.com