Thursday 26 May 2016

Sand Point - Butterflies, Moths & Orchids 26/5/16

Sand Bay and Point is an an area close to where we live and is a beautiful coastal walk.  We spent a wonderful few hours on the 'Butterfly Path' area of the point and we were not disappointed.
The whole point is covered in wildflowers from Daisies to Trefoil and is a beautiful representation on natures 'Chelsea'.  Plenty of butterflies around including Common Blue and Brown argus.  A couple of moths were also seen the Silver Y and Cream Spot Tiger.
Along with the wild flowers we found the first flowering Bee Orchids one of our goals for our walk.
A stunning coastal walk surrounded by a rich tapestry of wild flowers with the added bonus of a warm and sunny blue sky day.

   Thunder thighs - Oil Beetle


               
                   Sea Campion

   Daisies, grasses etc just wild!

                
                   Brown Argus

   Brown Argus - good numbers of these little butterflies

           
               
                  Sloe Bug

   Natures Chelsea

               
                   Common Blue - male

   Bee Orchid

               




          
               
                   Beautiful flower



                
                
                   Day flying moth on Thrift

   Silver Y Moth

                
                   Common Blue - female

   Sunny blue skies


              


Cream spot Tiger Moth


               
                  Common Centaury

  Brown Argus

                
                   Brown Argus









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