Went out to Shapwick this morning - more in hope than in anticipation. I'd promised Butterfly Conservation that I would do some counts of Argent and Sable. The rain finally stopped at 12:30 so I went out to one of the favoured sites and waited, the cows were highly suspicious of this new thing in their midst. At 12:40 the sun appeared and at 12:50 the first Argent and Sable flew in and landed right next to me. Hmmmm no camera. I went back to the car and got myself set up and returned. Miraculously the moth was exactly where I had left it. Typically it took off just as I started focussing and went into a Birch about 3 metres up. Fortunately another two moths flew past and finally I managed to get one to land for long enough to snatch a quick photograph. My total count was 7-10 individuals with three together at one point. This is still early in their flight period so hopefully with a bit of fine weather we can look forward to a good year for them.

Also managed to get a shot of Marbled White Spot just before the rain began again in earnest.

Argent and Sable

Marbled White Spot