I decided to explore Shooters Bottom east of Horseshoe Plantation where apparently there is a colony of Small Blues. Although I could not locate these I found several very nice Wall Browns and a very fresh and obliging Essex Skipper in the grass at the bottom of Belle Toute. Here there were also several Common Blues - I need to check this area more carefully next year. Back at Horseshoe Plantation I found several good looking Silver-spotted Skippers and a handsome Brown Argus amongst the usual butterflies.
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| female Essex Skipper |
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| female Essex Skipper |
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| female Essex Skipper |
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| female Essex Skipper |
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| female Essex Skipper |
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| male Wall Brown |
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| male Wall Brown |
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| male Brown Argus |
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| female Common Blue |
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| female Common Blue |
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| male Common Blue |
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| male Silver-spotted Skipper |
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| male Silver-spotted Skipper |