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| Brown Argus |
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| Brown Argus |
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| Brown Argus |
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| Brown Argus |
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| female Chalkhill Blue |
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| male Chalkhill Blue |
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| female Common Blue |
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| Essex Skipper |
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| Gatekeeper |
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| Silver-spotted Skipper |
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| Small Skipper |
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| Wall Brown |
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| Wall Brown |
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Horseshoe Plantation - 28th July
A great day at Horseshoe Plantation chasing Blues and Browns. Several recently emerged Brown Argus, Common Blue, Chalkhill Blue and Wall Brown. Skippers included Silver-spotted whizzing around as usual together with Small, Large and Essex. A few Dark Green Fritillary and Marbled White still flying together with plenty of Gatekeepers.
Sunday, July 26, 2020
Horseshoe Plantation - 26th July
My first Silver-spotted Skippers of the year plus the usual Blues and Browns and Skippers today at Horseshoe Plantation.
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| Brown Argus |
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| female Chalkhill Blue |
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| male Chalkhill Blue |
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| male Chalkhill Blue |
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| male Silver-spotted Skipper |
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| male Silver-spotted Skipper |
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| male Silver-spotted Skipper |
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| Small Skipper |
Saturday, July 25, 2020
Marline Wood - 24th & 25th July
Made a couple of visits to Marline Wood to photograph the Broad-leaved Helleborines. They were in heavy shade hence the need for flash.
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Ainsdale Dunes - 19th July
A couple of very attractive Broad-leaved Helleborines at Ainsdale Dunes today. The first time I have found them in addition to the usual Dune and Green-flowered Helleborines.
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Dune Helleborine |
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| Dune Helleborine |
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| Dune Helleborine |
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| Dune Helleborine |
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| Dune Helleborine |
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| Green-flowered Helleborine |
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| Green-flowered Helleborine |
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| Green-flowered Helleborine |
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| Green-flowered Helleborine |
Friday, July 17, 2020
Nob End - 17th July
I have been meaning to pay a visit to Nob End near Bolton for the past few months and finally got around to it. This is the site of a former chemical factory that used the old Leblanc process for the manufacture of sodium carbonate or washing soda as it is more commonly known. It is a relatively small area but there is one field that has hundreds of Marsh Fragrant Orchids and thousands of Marsh Helleborines together with a few Common Spotted Orchids. In the neighbouring wood there are Broad-leaved, Dune and Green-flowered Helleborines including an astonishing example of the latter with eight spikes containing many flowers.
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| Green-flowered Helleborine |
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Marsh Fragrant Orchid |
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| Marsh Fragrant Orchid |
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| Marsh Fragrant Orchid |
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| Marsh Fragrant Orchid |
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| Marsh Helleborine |
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| Marsh Helleborine |
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| Marsh Helleborine |
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| Marsh Fragrant Orchids |
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| Green-flowered Helleborine |
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