.... well the Chalkhill Blues at least. A brief stop at QECP produced virtually nil on the rabbit-burrow-strewn slope but the aggregate dump area, unsurprisingly, had plenty of Chalkhill Blues (mostly males) fighting with each other, Common Blues, Whites and Browns. Just reasonable numbers of Cheilosia illustrata on the ponds umbellifers and a Southern Hawker. Birdwise just two Bullfinches and a calling Siskin. Too hot to warrant any further effort so retired to the cool of home.
Earlier, this Oak Eggar was the biggest moth since the Privet Hawk but much more surprising in this concrete jungle. Still very small numbers but virtually different array of species to the previous night, oddly. Both the eggar and a Garden Tiger were relocated elsewhere to prevent recapture.
Bee numbers on the lavender seem to be dropping but the Lassioglosums are still roosting within a few square inches each night.
