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| Large skipper at New Ferry Butterfly Park. Photo: Roy Lowry |
On the morning of Sunday 12th June Roy Lowry came down to New Ferry Butterfly Park with his camera.
He managed to spot and
photograph the first Large Skipper butterfly of the season.
Locust blowfly, a new visitor to the Butterfly Park.
Photo: Roy Lowry
His most unusual
photograph was of a fly which struck him as very different. Roy thought he
recognized it as a locust blowfly - an African species that has been reported
more frequently in recent years as a vagrant in the south of England. One was seen in Southport in 2020. It did indeed turn out to be a correct identification
so this is definitely a first at the Butterfly Park.
Thanks Roy for your
keen observation and excellent photos.
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