Snippets of Wealth - Thursday 27th June 2019 - Holme Stinted Pasture/Holme Park Fell High Brown Fritillaries/Dark Green Fritillaries and Ringlets etc

Dark Green Fritillary (Click over to enlarge)

Photo take on Hutton Roof.

Yes I decided today with being so nice weather to do some High Brown Fritillary and general butterfly watching over on Holme Stinted Pastures and Holme Park Fell. Not to be disappointed there were lots on offer, but they were so flitty and never landed for more than 5 seconds at a time, I had:

19 of the Large Fritillaries, at least 1 confirmed High Brown but sure there were more and at least 1 Dark Green, 3 Small Pearl Bordered Fritillaries, 4 Small Heaths, 4 Ringlets, 9 Meadow Browns, 2 Chimney Sweeper Moths. And 7 Painted Ladys, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Large White.

Bullfinch calling, several Willow Warblers and Garden Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, also lots of young bird parties.

Forgot to mention yesterday I had a young Cuckoo on the telephone wires whilst travelling up the Clawthorpe Road, could not stop so did not find out what the host bird was!

High Brown Fritillary photos taken today 27th June 2019

Photos: Holme Stinted Pastures

sorry they are distant photos but that's how it was, although if you enlarge the top photo you will see the red banding, and red spots, forewing indentation etc.

A Dark Green Fritillary (Click over to enlarge)

Photos: Holme Stinted Pastures

Here is a photo of the more common Dark Green Fritillary again feeding on bramble