August, First Half.

As predicted August was going to be a busy time looking after others ie the twins school holiday plus the wife's arm in plaster but I did manage a few trips out.

1st Aug.

I made a visit to Temple Ewell hoping to see some Adonis blues but no luck although I didn't search the whole site.  It was quite different from my last visit when there were hundreds of marbled whites and chalkhill blues yet in just a couple of weeks things had changed with no marbled whites seen and numbers of chalkhill much reduced. However, I managed to see a silver-spotted skipper and took some photos of painted ladys, small tortoiseshell, large white and blues.

 Painted Lady

 Small Tortoiseshell

Large White

 Female Chalkhill Blue

 Female Chalkhill Blue

 Male Chalkhill Blue

  Male Chalkhill Blue

Common Blue

6th Aug

A short visit to Seasalter, mainly sitting on the bench talking to Geoff!  However, we did see; c.40 swifts, 1 swallow, 1 sand mardtin 9 little egrets, 2 whimbrels, 1 cormorant, 1 clouded yellow, 1 small copper and 3 com blues. 

8th Aug.

I managed to get a late pm visit to Oare although nothing of note to report except some super storm clouds passing over Elmley.

10th Aug.

Another visit to Oare seeing the huge black-tailed godwit flock plus a 100+ avocets, 1 curlew sandpiper, 6 Med gulls, 1 whitethroat, 2 swifts, no sign of the dowitcher.

11th Aug

Back to Temple Ewell seeing good numbers of chalkhill blues plus one silver-spotted skipper and going through the large gate towards the A2 several adonis blues. 

12th Aug

A visit to Seasalter plots proved very quiet for birds 2 cetti's, 2 whitethroats so I just looked at a few blue butterflies plus I found one brown argus.

 Common Blue male

 Holly Blue

Brown Argus