Marbled White Butterflies (again) on Bostall Heath (the Royal Borough of Greenwich)

There were at least two, possibly three Marbled White Butterflies:

Other Butterfly' Species seen: Comma, Essex Skipper, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Peacock, Small Skipper and Small White.

Wild Flower' Species seen whilst walking to and from the Heath included:

Annual Rocket
Bird's-Foot Trefoil
Black Medick
Bristly Oxtongue
Common Mallow
Creeping Cinquefoil
Four-Leaved Allseed
Groundsel
Ivy-Leaved Toadflax
Jersey Cudweed viz.

Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
Nipplewort
Pellitory-of-the-Wall
Pineappleweed
Redshank (unexpected: growing in a Road-Side Gutter) viz.

Scarlet Pimpernel
White Clover 
and Yarrow

We go in Search of Jersey Cudweed

We found Jersey Cudweed in three new locations viz.

South Gipsy Road: TQ4775
South Close: TQ4775
Upton Road: TQ4875

En-route to Danson Park (from South Gipsy Road), we looked for Wild Flowers on an obviously Regularly Mown &c. Grassed Area (including two Raised Areas), sandwiched between Park View Road and Danson Mead (Grid Ref. TQ4775).

Wild Flower' Species seen included:

Bird's-Foot Trefoil
Black Horehound
Black Medick
Bristly Oxtongue viz.

Buck's-Horn Plantain
Common Ragwort
Dove's-Foot Crane's-Bill
Dwarf Mallow viz.

Fat Hen
Field Bindweed viz.

Germander Speedwell
Groundsel
Ribwort Plantain
Self-Heal viz.

Spotted Medick
White Clover viz.

and Yarrow

We didn't stay long in Danson Park after seeing that an area where previously Wild Flowers had grown, had been razed to the Ground.

We decided to return Home via Bexleyheath Station (in the hopes of photographing a Train) and Bostall Heath.

Our luck was in at the Station where we saw a Dartford-bound Train viz.

On to Bostall Heath where we were caught in a couple of Rain 'Showers and we saw quite few Butterflies viz. Essex, Large and Small Skippers, a couple of Commas, a Green-Veined White, a Peacock, a Red Admiral, a Marbled White and Meadow Browns and Ringlets:

We also popped over to where the Heather grows hoping to find some Bell Heather which we did viz.

We also saw some Purple Toadflax viz.

We decide to go for a Bicycle Ride

And see how many different Wild Flowers we could find. We also spent some time beside the Upper Bedon Stream looking for Bees, Butterflies &c.

Butterfly' Species seen: Comma (see below), Meadow Brown, Green-Veined White (see below), Holly Blue (see below), Ringlet, Small Skipper and Small White:

Wild Flower' Species seen included:

Annual Mercury
Black Horehound
Black Bindweed
Black Medick
Bristle-Grass sp. viz.

Bristly Oxtongue
Broad-Leaved Everlasting-Pea
Buck's-Horn Plantain
Cock's-Foot
Common Fumitory viz.

Common Mallow
Common Purslane (growing on a Public Pavement, mentioned in 'Kent Botany 2017' and still present despite Council' Spraying &c.) viz.

Common Ragwort
Creeping Cinquefoil
Creeping Yellow-Cress viz.

Creeping Thistle viz.

Dove's-Foot Crane's-Bill Dwarf Mallow
Fat Hen
Four-Leaved Allseed
Greater Plantain
Groundsel
Hart's-Tongue Fern
Herb Robert
Hogweed
Ivy Broomrape (mentioned in, Kent Botany 2019)
Ivy-Leaved Toadflax
Jersey Cudweed
Knotgrass
Lesser Swine-Cress
Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
Orange Hawkweed viz.

Pearlwort
Pellitory-of-the-Wall
Prickly Lettuce
Ribwort Plantain
Scarlet Pimpernel
Self-Heal
Spear Thistle
Spotted Spurge (growing on a Public Pavement, mentioned in 'Kent Botany 2017' and still present despite Council' Spraying &c.) viz.

Sun Spurge
White Bryony
White Clover
Willowherb(s)
Wood Avens 
and Yarrow

We Bicycle to Winn's Common, Plumstead (the Royal Borough of Greenwich)

We wondered if we might see a Marbled White Butterfly. In the event, we didn't see much and certainly not a Marbled White Butterfly. But on the 'Plus Side', we managed to take a route that avoided the Steep Hills viz. the King's Highway.

Butterfly' Species seen on the Common included: Essex Skipper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet and Small Skipper.

Wild Flower' Species seen on the Common included:

Bird's-Foot Trefoil
Black Horehound viz.

Buck's-Horn Plantain
Common Knapweed
Common Mallow
Common Ragwort
Creeping Thistle
Crow Garlic
Mugwort
Narrow-Leaved Ragwort
Oxeye Daisy
Prickly Lettuce
Ribwort Plantain
Sainfoin viz.

Spear Thistle
White Campion
White Clover
Wild Carrot
and Yarrow

Wild Flower' Species seen on the Journey to/from the Common included:

Bird's-Foot Trefoil
Black Medick
Fat Hen
Four-Leaved Allseed
Groundsel
Herb Robert
Ivy-Leaved Toadflax
Jersey Cudweed
Knotweed
Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
Petty Spurge
Pineappleweed
Redshank
Ribwort Pantain
Scarlet Pimpernel viz.

White Clover
Willowherb(s)
and Wood Avens

A Black and Yellow Longhorn Beetle?

We are fixing that this not-so Little Guy, seen on Bostall Heath (the Royal Borough of Greenwich), might be a Black and Yellow Longhorn Beetle:

We have submitted the Sighting to iRecord.

The Shelduck Family living locally beside/on the Thames

Seen here close to the derelict Belvedere Power Station Jetty/Wharf:

Adorable...

Marbled White Butterflies on Bostall Heath (the Royal Borough of Greenwich)

We saw one fleetingly last year: and at least two today, including this Little Guy:

Which means that during the three days commencing Saturday, we have seen Marbled White Butterflies on the Holly Hill Open Space (Saturday), the East Wickham Open Space (Sunday) and Bostall Heath (today viz. Monday). Which would have been unheard of, just a few years ago.

To the East Wickham Open Space in Search of a Marbled White Butterfly

We saw a single Marbled White Butterfly last year during the Bexley RSPB' Butterfly Walk so were hopeful of seeing one or more, today. And Yippee: we did, although just the single Butterfly.

Butterfly' Species seen: Comma, Essex Skipper, Large Skipper, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Small Skipper and Small Tortoiseshell. Plus a few unidentified White Butterflies.

Wild Flower' Species seen included:

Bird's-Foot Trefoil
Broad-Leaved Everlasting-Pea viz.

Common Ragwort
Creeping Cinquefoil
Creeping Thistle
Crow Garlic/Wild Onion
Dove's-Foot Crane's-Bill
Field Bindweed viz.

Field Scabious
Greater Knapweed viz.

Hedge Bedstraw
Hoary Cress
Hogweed
Hop Trefoil
Lady's Bedstraw viz.

Meadow Crane's-Bill viz.

Meadow Vetchling
Pineappleweed
Red Clover Ribwort Plantain
Scarlet Pimpernel
Spear Thistle
White Campion
White Clover
Wild Carrot
Yarrow
and Yellow Rattle

To the Holly Hill Open Space to look for Butterflies &c.

We bad intended to go by Bicycle but decided to walk (via the Upper Bedon Stream): hopeful of finding the Spotted Spurge first seen during 2017 (and mentioned in Kent Botany 2017)  in the local Monad. And Yippee: we found some viz.

Butterfly' Species seen beside the Upper Bedon Stream included this Small White Butterfly:

and our first Ringlet Butterfly for 2020 in the London Borough of Bexley.

And now the Creeping Thistles are coming to flower we are hoping to see lots of Little Guys visiting viz.

Butterfly' Species seen on the Holly Hill Open Space included these Guys:

Wild Flower' Species seen whilst walking to/from the Upper Bedon Stream included:

Annual Mercury
Black Bindweed viz.

Black Medick
Broad-Leaved Everlasting-Pea
Common Chickweed
Common Mallow
Common Ragwort
Creeping Cinquefoil
Dandelion
Dove's-Foot Crane's-Bill
Dwarf Mallow
Fat Hen
Field Bindweed
Forget-me-Not viz.

Four-Leaved Allseed
Greater Plantain
Greater Willowherb
Green Alkanet
Groundsel
Hart's-Tongue Fern
Henbit Dead-Nettle
Ivy-Leaved Toadflax
Jersey Cudweed
Knotgrass
Nipplewort
Pellitory-of-the-Wall
Pot Marigold
Purple-Leaved Yellow-Sorrel
Red Valerian
Ribwort Plantain
Sow-Thistle
Spotted Spurge (see above)
Sun Spurge
Wall Barley
White Clover
Willowherb(s)
and Yarrow