On Thursday 23rd August, our Branch walk at Osmington found 20 very fresh male Adonis Blues and one female. This is a late start to their season: on previous years there have been 100 males and females, some worn, suggesting they had been out for a while, at the same date and place.
Seven Wall Browns were also seen, gliding along the baked mud tracks, then settling as the sun faded. 14 species were seen in total.
Lawrie de Whalley, who led the walk, commented: “It was good to be able to share these butterflies with passing families and their children, and the wide views over Weymouth Bay to Portland added to our pleasure”