27-05-2019
Large Skipper (1)
Dingy Skipper (6)
Grizzled Skipper (4)
Green Hairstreak (2)
Small Copper (1)
Small Blue (10)
Common Blue (20)
Adonis Blue (90)
Duke of Burgundy (2)
Peacock (1)
Marsh Fritillary (14)
Wall Brown (9)
Small Heath (21)
12.15 - 13.30. I have only been to this slope later in the season in the past, so it was interesting to see it in late May. I thought MF might be present, but DoB is a nice surprise. There was lots of AB on the hillside late summer last year, and good numbers again on the lower slopes this visit, despite a strong breeze coming off the Vale of Pewsey. The LS was my first of the year - by the looks of it, it had been on the wing a while. [NB the cattle in the field where the track heads towards Milton Lilbourne are prone to getting excited and stampeding, and are best avoided.]
Simon Crampin