View of two golden brown butterflies mating in green vegetation

Small Skippers. Photo: Shona Refoy

Two golden brown butterflies mating in green vegetation

Small Skippers. Photo: Shona Refoy

Two photos sent in by Shona with the following commentary:

I walked to Ashington Meadow today, 29/06/2020 on a very windy afternoon.  I was not really expecting to see many butterflies out and about but found there were many Skippers at the lower end of the Meadow; mostly Small, but I also saw three Essex males.

I spotted this pair of mating Small Skippers among the Scabious – they were quite acrobatic and moved around a lot, apart from being blown around by the wind!

Leave a Reply