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| Marbled White Melanargia galathea |
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| Female Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja |
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Male Large Skipper Ochlodes venatus |
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Marbled White Melanargia galathea
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| Common Blue Polyommatus icarus |
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| Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris |
A glorious summers afternoon up on Cissbury Ring for the first time; what a great place and what stunning views. Butterflies were in abundance, with 5 new species for the year. Lots of Meadow Brown and Small Heaths in the meadow near the carpark and in/around the plateau. Also one fairly ragged Small Copper on the southern slope leading up to the plateau.
On the plateau itself I estimated at least 11 Dark Green Fritillaries in total, the southern ditch seemed to be the best spot for them. What an impressive and powerful looking butterfly, I only wish I could have had more than a fleeting view as they sped past. Alas, I was unable to get any great photos. Also in the southern-most ditch 2 Marbled Whites, 1 Small Skipper, 1 Brown Argus, and (I now know) a very tatty, Common Blue which I tried it vain to turn into a Small Blue. Other species on the plateau included a pair of mating Large Skippers, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, and 1 white sp.
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