It was warm and sunny at Holme Dunes on Wednesday and so there were quite a few butterflies around. It was pleasing to see good numbers of fresh Small Heath along with Common Blue and Brown Argus. Wall are still present as are Speckled Wood and a few tatty Gatekeeper. A Clouded Yellow flew past the VC. As well as the good numbers of Small Tortoiseshell and Red Admiral on the Buddleja by the VC there was one Grayling there for most of the day, alternating between the flowers and the VC windowsill.
The Narrow-leaved Hawkweeds were flowering well in the dunes - some of the stems with swollen stem galls caused by the wasp
Aulacidea hieracii. One plant of Carline Thistle had a very distorted flower, possibly caused by an insect (unknown).
Grayling
Gall on Narrow-leaved Hawkweed caused by the wasp
Aulacidea hieracii
Gall? on Carline Thistle
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