Argus Catalogue

Killing time while putting together my bird notes. Butterflies are easier and quicker to account for. Apart from the whites there was a general lack in numbers but a reasonable spread of species, summarised as:

Small Skipper - 2

White sp.  - 160+

Small Copper - 1

Brown Argus - 4

Holly Blue - 1

Red Admiral - 23

Small Tortoiseshell - 8

Peacock - 16

Speckled Wood - 8

Wall - 1

Meadow Brown - 13

Ringlet - 7

First up, a fine Brown Argus by Kelk Beck. I had never seen one before last August so discovering one at another site was a surprise. They are expanding their range in Yorkshire so presumably more should follow.

Below is the same individual showing the pretty underwing pattern.

A Small Skipper at Harpham. Easily confused as a moth on first glance, even in flight.

Holly Blue on ivy in Kelk. I only see odd ones in the area but they've been around since the 90s.

Definitely not a butterfly, this one. Twelve Hares had been forced out into the open in this cut grass field. This one let me approach closer than usual.

Birds up next...