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<blockquote data-quote="Jos Stratford" data-source="post: 3444249" data-attributes="member: 12449"><p><u><strong>14 August. Scotch Argus Tumbles in Latvian Backwoods.</strong></u></p><p><u></u></p><p>Third excursion of the year into Latvia, target <strong>Scotch Argus</strong>, a species not seen in Lithuania for several decades, but still very common in the open pine forests south-west of Riga. Forecasts of very mixed weather did not bode particularly well, but with sunny spells at least theoretical, I set off from Vilnius at 6.00 a.m. for the three-and-a-half hour drive.</p><p></p><p>Overcast and dull on arrival! Remarkably however, even before parking the car, I spied a dark butterfly fluttering weakly across the rosdside verge. <strong>Scotch Argus</strong>! Parked and wandered for a while, soon found more ...five <strong>Scotch Argus</strong>, mostly settled on the ground or low vegetation. Then, a bare ten minutes after arriving, it began to rain, butterflies vanished, game over for a while.</p><p></p><p>Fortunately, just over an hour later, broad pockets of blue sky appeared, resultant sunny spells lasting through to afternoon...and with the better weather, numerous more <strong>Scotch Argus</strong>, perhaps 60 or more, plus a small assortment of other species, one <strong>Camberwell Beauty</strong> and several tatty <strong>Silver-studded Blues </strong>amongst them.</p><p></p><p>Banks of cloud then rolled in, I departed and began the return journey. A few kilometers further however, blue skies returned, so I stopped at a random patch of forest, exploring broad tracks and seas of clear fell. A good decision - two dozen species seen, a very fine late summer collection, including <strong>Weaver’s Fritillary, Queen of Spain Fritillary, Large Grizzled Skipper, Pale Clouded Yellow</strong> and a motley crew of faded left overs from earlier in the season, <strong>Scarce Coppers, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries</strong> and the like.</p><p></p><p>So there we have it, a day in Latvia, 28 species seen, critically including <strong>Scotch Argus</strong>, my 107th species of the year in the Baltic States.</p><p></p><p></p><p>BALTIC YEAR LIST</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong> 107. Scotch Argus</strong> (102 for Lithuania)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jos Stratford, post: 3444249, member: 12449"] [U][B]14 August. Scotch Argus Tumbles in Latvian Backwoods.[/B] [/U] Third excursion of the year into Latvia, target [B]Scotch Argus[/B], a species not seen in Lithuania for several decades, but still very common in the open pine forests south-west of Riga. Forecasts of very mixed weather did not bode particularly well, but with sunny spells at least theoretical, I set off from Vilnius at 6.00 a.m. for the three-and-a-half hour drive. Overcast and dull on arrival! Remarkably however, even before parking the car, I spied a dark butterfly fluttering weakly across the rosdside verge. [B]Scotch Argus[/B]! Parked and wandered for a while, soon found more ...five [B]Scotch Argus[/B], mostly settled on the ground or low vegetation. Then, a bare ten minutes after arriving, it began to rain, butterflies vanished, game over for a while. Fortunately, just over an hour later, broad pockets of blue sky appeared, resultant sunny spells lasting through to afternoon...and with the better weather, numerous more [B]Scotch Argus[/B], perhaps 60 or more, plus a small assortment of other species, one [B]Camberwell Beauty[/B] and several tatty [B]Silver-studded Blues [/B]amongst them. Banks of cloud then rolled in, I departed and began the return journey. A few kilometers further however, blue skies returned, so I stopped at a random patch of forest, exploring broad tracks and seas of clear fell. A good decision - two dozen species seen, a very fine late summer collection, including [B]Weaver’s Fritillary, Queen of Spain Fritillary, Large Grizzled Skipper, Pale Clouded Yellow[/B] and a motley crew of faded left overs from earlier in the season, [B]Scarce Coppers, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries[/B] and the like. So there we have it, a day in Latvia, 28 species seen, critically including [B]Scotch Argus[/B], my 107th species of the year in the Baltic States. BALTIC YEAR LIST [B] 107. Scotch Argus[/B] (102 for Lithuania) [/QUOTE]
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