White-Letter Hairstreak, Brown Hawker and Broad-Bodied Chaser

At last! After hours and hours of searching over the past week or so I finally managed to spot the elusive white-letter hairstreak. The one photographed is still in good condition, with its wing tails still intact, suggesting it emerged recently but a couple of others spotted were quite faded so may have already been out for a good week or two. After yesterday's deluge of rain a wide range of other butterfly species were also spotted along with the odd dragonfly or two.

Butterfly watch (16) - comma, gatekeeper, green-veined white, holly blue, large skipper, large white, marbled white, meadow brown, red admiral, ringlet, small copper, small skipper, small tortoiseshell, small white, speckled wood and white-letter hairstreak

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