22-07-2026
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Brown Argus (16)
Common Blue (176)
Chalkhill Blue (46)
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Meadow Brown (201)
Small Heath (40)
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13.45 - 14.45. Can't recall such a good showing of ChB at Ebsbury before - very nice. Also saw several pygmy butterflies - 2 SCs, 2BAs, and 1 CB that were about a third the normal size (linear). Thought I was seeing small blues at first, until I got my binocs on them. Couldn't stop laughing out loud when I saw the SCs, they looked so weeny! A result of the dry weather this year, maybe?
Simon Crampin