This afternoon I tried to harness the seemingly arcane powers of hairstreak whisper Alan Shorrock who seems to be finding them whenever he ventures out. I'm glad to say that those powers appear to be undiminished and we managed to find a few of these attractive little butterflies.. We're in the grip of a heatwave at the moment and if it was anything it was too hot for most butterflies and apart from those hairstreaks we struggled to see that much.
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| Purple and White-lettered Hairstreaks. |
Our first port of call was Harry's Park Wood where browns and whites dominated the scene. At least two Silver-washed Fritillaries and a White Admiral were seen but none settled long enough to get any pictures. Highlight was the discovery of at least six Purple Hairstreaks though views were often fleeting and they frequently landed out of sight. Eventually one did settle and I manged to grab a record shot, I had a blank year for them in 2021 so it was a treat to reconnect with them. No other butterflies of note to report while dragonflies included Emperor and Brown and Southern Hawker.
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| Swallow. |
From here we made our way to the old Kettering road where our winning streak (sorry!) continued. Shozzer picked out at least three White-lettered Hairstreaks and although they were very active I did get a few pictures of one. Other species on show included a Holly Blue and half a dozen Gatekeepers.
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| Well it's named after an insect! Tiger Moth |
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