Wednesday, 13 July 2011

Black Park - 5 July 2011

A visit to Black park in the hope of the odd Purple Emperor drew a blank, with only seven Silver-washed Fritillaries and a single Purple Hairstreak, and no White Admirals.

A visit afterwards to the RSPB reserve at Church Wood, Hedgerly looking for Purple or White-letter Hairstreak was not especially successful with no real suitably areas found for White-letter Hairstreak, though a single Purple was seen, along with a couple of Silver-washed Fritillaries and a couple of Holly Blue.

A walk along a lane that runs north from Iver Village checking out elms along the footpath was thwarted by overcast conditions, though five Hilly Blues were seen.

Silver-washed Fritillary

Holly Blue

 Meadow Brown