The incredible summer for butterflies goes on, with fantastic numbers of all the common species and a few rarer ones thrown in for good measure. Peacocks have been especially abundant: 14 seen on the hemp agrimony along our drive by ace spotter Clare HV (her pic below), along with commas, small torts and a few red ads (the latter not having a particularly good season, apparently). Plus, clouded yellows have been zooming about, presumably taking advantage of the southerly winds to move up from their HQ in southern Europe. Sue P saw and photographed two separate individuals at Drymere/Cockley Cley last week and I finally caught up with one at Montgomery on Thursday - my first in the UK for over ten years! I obviously haven't been trying hard enough....
Peacock frenzy in Oxborough
My rather weedy shot of the clouded yellow in Wales
Sue P's much more impressive effort!
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