Alert Argus
A 5am start to find some roosting Chalkhill Blues at breezy Barnack Hills and Holes nature reserve proved fruitless, but after an hour and a half of searching I at least found a small group of Brown Argus (Aricia agestis).
All were on ugly roosts except this one on a knapweed bud, which was a fortunate find as by this time the butterflies were semi-active and would not have tolerated being transferred. It was warm enough that this unit flew off without a sunshine bask.
Alert Argus
A 5am start to find some roosting Chalkhill Blues at breezy Barnack Hills and Holes nature reserve proved fruitless, but after an hour and a half of searching I at least found a small group of Brown Argus (Aricia agestis).
All were on ugly roosts except this one on a knapweed bud, which was a fortunate find as by this time the butterflies were semi-active and would not have tolerated being transferred. It was warm enough that this unit flew off without a sunshine bask.