Duke of Burgundy Butterfly Twitch.....9th May 2009.
Common Twayblade at Tottenhoe Knolls. Duke Of Burgundy Butterfly at Bison Hill, Bedfordshire. Another shot of the Duke Of Burgundys Views of Ivinghoe Beacon. Myself and John took an early morning trip down to Dunstable in Bedfordshire to see if we could find Duke of Burgundy Butterfly. Arriving early, possibly too early, we decided that maybe the local Mcdonalds was a better call, as it was quite cold at first port of call Bison Hill, near Whipsnade Zoo, and the butterfly active was non- existent. So after an excellent McDonalds breakfast we retraced our steps and checked out another site not far from the nearby Bison Hill at Tottenhoe Knolls. Over the next couple of hours or so we looked over this site and sightings included 2 Dingy Skipper , a Common Blue and good numbers of the commoner butterflies. Also I noted that there must have been in excess of 100 odd Common Twayblades in the surrounding hillsides. Although it's not the most appealing orchid on the British list, the fl...