report from Glen Beg

[Doug]

And where on the planet earth are you?

Doug



On 23 Jul 2000 01:20:45 -0700, viceroy at anu.ie (Anne Kilmer) wrote:

>Yesterday being a remarkably sunny, hot day, we went hunting for purple
>hairstreaks, equipped with neither nets nor binoculars. Skunked, alas. 
>We explored the ancient oak trees along the alleged road round the
>eastern end of Glen Beg, M0659, a quadrant hitherto unexplored, if I
>read the atlas right. 
>Therefore, for the record, we saw 
>one Brimstone Goneropteryx rhamni
>many Green-veined Whites, Pieris napi
>One Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae, whose left forewing had failed
>to extend properly, and who therefore looked rather battered. 
>One Red Admirable, Vanessa atalanta, also rather battered. 
>Many Ringlets, Aphantopus hyperantus, nectaring on bramble, wings folded
>and inclining themselves to the sun. 
>Many Meadow Browns, Maniola jurtina, enjoying a similar lifestyle.