I've been visiting Whitecross green BBOWT reserve quite regularly over the last couple of weeks hoping to see some Black Hairstreaks but to no avail. I decided to try again this morning as the reserve is just down the road from me. As I didn't see a single one last year I was pleased to see that they had finally emerged. 4-5 were seen flying around at the top of the Blackthorns up near the pond but none of them came low enough to get any shots. After watching these for a while I decided to go to a different area of the reserve where I had seen them in the past. Another 3 were seen here with one coming low enough to get a few shots.
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Other Butterflies seen today:-
Large Skipper
Green Veined white
Large White
Peacock
Small Tortoiseshell
1 Silver Washed Fritillary
Speckled Wood
Meadow Brown
Dragonflies/ Damselflies:-
2 Emperor Dragonflies were seen hunting along the main ride.
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Hairy Dragonfly
Four Spotted Chaser
Broad Bodied Chaser
Common Blue Damsels
Blue Tailed Damsel
Large Red Damsel
Common Spotted Orchids in flower.
Your Silver-washed is the first seen in Oxon, Bucks and Berks (BC UTB area) this year
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