"There's one! Sat on that bit of mud"
"Where?"
"Right. You see that really tall bit of... what's that yellow flower called
with the funny leaves?"
"Yellow-wort"
"Yeah, Yellow-wort - Well, go to the right of that and there's,
like, a bit of chalk that looks like Africa"
"OK"
"Well, imagine where Zambia would be and there's a pile of rabbit
droppings?"
"Erm..OK"
"Well go just to the left of that and it's sat..right...
there"
"So sort of in between the Yellow-wort and Angola then?"
"Sort-of"
Yes fellow Adastrans - it's that time of year again...The GRAYLING
are back!
I was staring at a piece of bare ground last wednesday when a dirty piece
of chalk turned around and flew off. And with that I declared the 2008 Sussex
Grayling Festival officially open!
We had some great success last year establishing the status of this rare
butterfly in the county and I'm asking the Adastra group to keep a look out
again in 2008 on the Downland and Heaths of Sussex - (I'm especially keen
this year for people to check out Ashdown Forest and the Downs above
Heyshott & Graffham) and send any records to
sussexgrayling@...
Or join us on one of our full-day surveys in some of the most
beautiful parts of the county. We'll be in West Sussex on August 3rd and
over in the east on August 9th. A great day out whether you're an
expert naturalist or just want to learn about the wildlife of our county
while eating home baked goods.
For lots of information about the Grayling, this summer's events
and how to identify this rather odd little insect go to
Thanks and Happy huntin',
Michael
