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A Day at Durlston – My last British Skipper – 31st July 2011

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A Day at Durlston - My last British Skipper - 31st July 2011

The best time for Lulworth Skipper is late July into August and one of the best places to see them is Durlston Country Park. This species is not easy to find as they live in small colonies scattered along the cliff tops of the Dorset coast. Even more difficult when the sun is not shining. Eventually after a good we came across a small colony which were very obliging. A beautiful and subtly marked little butterfly. The Lulworth Skipper was a new butterfly species for me taking my total to 62 for Britain. I now only have Swallowtail […]

A “Tricky” Little Skipper – 23rd July 2011

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A “Tricky” Little Skipper - 23rd July 2011

I only need to see two more species of regular breeding British Butterfly – Lulworth Skipper & Swallowtail. I also only need to photograph 7 species and now 6 having managed to get Essex Skipper this morning at Foremark Reservoir in Derbyshire, a few miles from my home. Essex Skipper is a very tricky species to confidently identify. You practically need to crawl around on your hands and knees to check the underside of the antennae. These should be black, appearing as though they have been dipped in ink. It is also possible to see the slightly more pointed […]