Grafton wood Brown hairstreaks

[Neil Freeman]

Hi Phil,

Glad to see your return journey was worth it. I am hoping to get over to Grafton sometime next weekend...weather permitting.
Feeling a bit jealous seing all these lovely BH photos on various threads, I only managed to get out to one of my local spots yesterday for the first time in the past couple of weeks.

Cheers,

Neil.

[GOLDENORFE]

here are 2 pics , a male from first visit and a female from sunday
i believe not a single sighting today monday!!!!!!!!!
phil

male feeding, much darker than the females



female showing top wing patch

[EricY]

Unexpectedly my wife has been invited to a golf comp in Shropshire on sunday & we are making the long trip over from Norfolk tomorrow. All being well weatherwise (sundays forecast looks a lot better than saturday!) I hope to pop down the 50 odd miles from Shropshire for the open day on sunday, a lot better than 170 miles from Norfolk, anyone else from UKB going? Eric

[Michaeljf]

Hi Eric,
I'd love to pop up to Grafton Wood this weekend but the forecast doesn't look great and I think I may only have a couple of trips outside of Wales in the budget left for the year . I hope you have a good trip and that the forecast changes for the better for Sunday.
Michael

[David M]

Agreed. A cold front is due to pass through the country during Saturday and what it leaves behind will be an autumnal feel, though if you're there anyway I suppose you've nothing to lose.

[Michaeljf]

Eric,
did you go to Grafton Wood on the Sunday and have any luck? I think the weather turned out to be half-decent in the end...
Michael

[EricY]

Yes Michael I did pop down to Grafton. Arrived a little late & the group were already out in the field & had found an egg. Very dull but warmish weather, just one brief burst of sun in morning. Interesting tour round the wood, found several eggs but no luck with bf's. I had to leave about 2pm to get back to Shropshire in time for when my wife had finished the golf. Sun was just coming full out then & those who went out again pm may have had better luck. Eric