Sunday 4 August 2013

Oughtonhead Common

We walked from Bedford Road (near Ickleford) to Hitchin Road (near Pirton) and saw an incredible 14 species of butterfly. It's the first time that I've identified a Brown Argus, Small Skipper and Large White. Here is the full list of species:

Small Skipper
Green-veined White
Large White
Small White
Brimstone
Holly Blue
Brown Argus
Meadow Brown
Gatekeeper
Comma
Speckled Wood
Peacock
Red Admiral
Ringlet 


Peacock
Peacock
Peacock
Green-veined White
Brown Argus
Brown Argus
Brown Argus
Gatekeeper
Ringlet
Ringlet
Large White
Meadow Brown
Small Skipper
Comma
Speckled Wood

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