After writing a review of the 4th edition of WILDGuides 'Britain's Butterflies, I thought I'd go through some of the images taken throughout Shropshire during 2020 and most of which not blogged? Odonata and Orthoptera came first this year but here's a selection using the taxonomy order of the new book! Some of the species had full blogs, click on the links for more images etc...
First off Essex Skippers taken at Venus Pool on 13th July. More images here
No shortage of Small Whites at VP either, from July / August the first with cloud cover followed by another in sunshine!
Again at VP, wherever, whenever, Green-veined Whites were busy ensuring their population for 2021?
Here's a Speckled Wood, in bright sunshine looking as if he want's to be a Wall?
A couple of angles on Meadow Brown...
The first of two Shropshire 'lifers' - Marbled White at Venus Pool on 10th July. Read the full story here
Here's Silver-washed Fritillary, one of several showing really well at Llanymynech Rocks on 26th July... More pics and full review here
And my second local lifer of the year - Dark Green Fritillary at Titterstone Clee on 16th July. I was looking for a certain Damselfly but this was a splendid surprise! More pics and full story here
A pristine Small Tortoiseshell at Venus Pool on 3rd August.
Common Blue seemed to take forever to get going, this male at Venus Pool 6th August...
That's all for Butterflies in 2020, roll on 2021. If we aren't locked down, I may have a full year at these?
Oh and while you are here, check out my review of the new WILDGuides field guide to Britain's Butterflies, it's a must have!!
