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| Dingy Skipper |
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| Grizzled Skipper |
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| Grizzled Skipper |
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| male Wall Brown |
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| female Wall Brown |
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| female Small Copper |
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| Early Purple Orchid |
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| Early Purple Orchid |
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| Early Purple Orchid |
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| Dingy Skipper |
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Beachy Head - 4th & 6th May
Beachy Head is at its best in spring, with the first of the downland flowers starting to come into bloom and early butterflies on the wing. Whitbread Hollow has two sheltered spots that are great places to search for both Dingy and Grizzled Skipper as well as Small Heath and Small Copper. On this occasion I also found four Wall Browns which tend to sit on the paths sunning themselves. There is also a spectacular showing of thousands of Early Purple Orchids by the 'Z Bends'.