All cows off

All cows are off now. 

Checked cows.

Cows spotted near the MOD training ground entrance, all looking good.  

Not sighted

Spent an hour wandering around the site but failed to spot them (~ 0930 to 1030).

Saturday

 No sign of them this morning at 8.30. 

Thursday

They were politely waiting for me next to the corral! Extra nuts for that. Looking good.

Still asleep

All four were at the gate to the Test Track at 0920 this morning.  #231 was fast asleep when I arrived and appeared to be dreaming.  She didn't wake until I had inspected all the others.  Nothing seemed to be amiss with them.

Saturday

 All found lying in the shade near the gate into the test track section at 10.15. All looking well. 

Wednesday

Saw them yesterday. Allo looked fine.

Sense of Humour

Entered at the gate by the corral at 0930 and quartered the site, starting in the trees in that SW corner, an hour and 5000 steps later I found them back at the corral.  I'm not suggesting they did it deliberately but they seemed to think it was funny.

They were all well, happily tearing up the relatively lush grass and browsing on the small birch.

I met Mike from the Thames Basin Heaths Partnership on Brock's Hill.  We talked about the Silver Studded Blue and his expectation that it will be another week before they are about.  I spotted just two butterflies while walking the site, a Brimstone and this one...

...which I can't tell whether it's a Common Blue or a Silver Studded.

Nil

 

Saturday

 All found looking well and munching happily just off the path at the east side of the hill at 8.30. 

all well

All 4 looking well. We will be out to spray them for fly and ticks hopfully when its dry for a few days.

Silver-studded blue watch 2021

Hey everyone, I hope you are all well and enjoying the warm weather! I have been asked to circulate this around; the Thames Basin Heathes Partnership would like people to report any sightings of silver-studded blue butterflies. If you are interested, please follow this link for all the information you need, plus details on identification: https://www.tbhpartnership.org.uk/news/silver-studded-blue-butterfly/ Thanks!

All were on the gravel track looking good