We are still waiting to see our first Butterfly of 2018 which in view of the recent Super-Chilly &c. Spell, is probably no Bad Thing.
What are we hoping for during 2018?
To see Butterflies of course. We will be concentrating our Focus on Sites within the London Borough of Bexley such as Braeburn Park, the Crossness Nature Reserve and Surrounding area, the East Wickham Open Space, the Holly Hill Open Space, Lesnes Abbey Park/Woods, the former Thamesmead Golf Course and Surrounding area and the Upper College Farm.
But even more specifically, we will be on the look-out for two particular Species: Marbled White and Small Heath Butterflies.
We first saw a Marbled White Butterfly locally during 2015: an assumed Single Individual on the Holly Hill Open Space viz.
During 2016 we saw a Single Individual in the Upper College Farm viz.
Last year we saw some Marbled White Butterflies on the Holly Hill Open Space viz.
Apropos the Small Heath Butterfly viz.
We saw them at a number of Sites during 2017 viz. the Crayford Marshes and Surrounding area, Crayford Rough, the Crossness Nature Reserve and Surrounding area, the Holly Hill Open Space and the Upper College Farm. Hopefully we will see them at these and other local' Sites during 2018.
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Will we add to our so-called, 'Life List', which currently stands at 36 Butterfly' Species? Probably not since we are not planning to travel much but who knows? The 'Life List' is as follows:
Brimstone
Chalkhill Blue
Clouded Yellow
Comma
Common Blue
Dark Green Fritillary
Dingy Skipper
Duke of Burgundy
Essex Skipper
Gatekeeper
Glanville Fritillary
Green Hairstreak
Grizzled Skipper
Holly Blue
Large Skipper
Large White
Marbled White
Meadow Brown
Orange-Tip
Painted Lady
Peacock
Purple Hairstreak
Red Admiral
Ringlet
Silver-Washed Fritillary
Small Blue
Small CopperSmall Blue
Small Heath
Small Skipper
Small Tortoiseshell
Small White
Speckled Wood
White AdmiralWhite-Letter Hairstreak
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