France - Butterflies of the Pyrenees

Naturetrek Tour Report 8 - 15 July 2014

Amanda's Blue - Heas Valley Black-veined White on Fragrant Orchid

Gavarnie - the Cirque Andosace villosa - Troumouse

Report and images compiled by Mark Galliott

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Tour Report France - Butterflies of the Pyrenees

Tour Leader: Mark Galliott Naturetrek Naturalist Jason Mitchell Naturetrek Naturalist

Participants Tony Grange Jennie Grange Ken Vidamour Sue Vidamour Eileen Hodder John Hodder Stephen Rawlinson John Wild David Hartill Simon Jenkins Michael McNeill Janet McNeill Jeffrey Butterworth Kathryn Morgan Mary Palmer Sandra Keller

Day 1 Tuesday 8th July

Sunny periods, warm The flight was on time into Lourdes, where the group was welcomed by Mark and Jason, our locally based guides. We quickly loaded up the mini-buses and set off towards the nearby mountains, stopping to purchase sandwiches and fruit for our lunch, before continuing into the narrowing gorge of the fast flowing Gave de Gavarnie stream, which tumbles all the way down from the Spanish border. Soon after passing the famous Pont Napoleon Bridge, just upstream of the spa town of Luz St Saveur, we reached our destination, where our amiable hosts Odile and Philippe promptly allocated us to our rooms. En route, we saw many Black Kites overhead and also our first pair of the impressive Griffon Vultures.

Re-assembling with two members who had already travelled by road to the hotel, we then took the narrow road up on to the Plateau de Saugue, where we ate our lunch on a road verge, already surrounded by colourful blooms and numerous butterflies. Apollo, Clouded Apollo, Black-veined White, Purple-shot & Scarce Copper, Large, Chalk-hill, Mazarine, Little, Adonis & Turquoise Blues, Dark Green, Heath, Spotted and Knapweed Fritillaries, were just some of the highlights. Among the many plants Spreading & Nettle-leaved Bellflower-Campanula patula & C. trachelium, Pyrenean Germander-Teucrium pyrenaicum, St Bernard’s Lily-Anthericum liliago, Dwarf Toadflax- Linaria supina and Fragrant & Pyramidal Orchids-Gymnadenia conopsea & Anacamptis pyramidalis, were admired with Tree Pipit, Serin, Black Redstart and Green Woodpecker providing avian interest. After this wonderful start, we reluctantly returned to the hotel to unpack our cases, before enjoying the first of many delicious dinners that we were to have during the forthcoming week.

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Day 2 Wednesday 9th July

Sunny periods, showers, cool Our first full day in the field dawned cool but fine, but with the increasing threat of showers, as we headed up the nearby Heas Valley, before turning right on to the road which leads up to the Lac des Gloriettes. This is a man-made lake formed by an impressive barrage (dam), which holds back the Gave d’Estaube to form a substantial stretch of water, with lovely views up the valley towards the Cirque itself high up on the Spanish border to the south. We started by inspecting the rocky area either side of the road which at this time of the year is a riot of colour from the numerous plants that grow here. Scottish Asphodel-Tofieldia calyculata, Alpine Toadflax-Linaria alpina, Arnica-Arnica montana, the alpine roses-Rosa glauca, R. pendulina, & R. villosa, Field Gentian-Gentianella campestris, Aconite-leaved Buttercup-Ranunculus aconitifolius, were just some of them, while Orchid lovers could enjoy Fragrant, Greater Butterfly-Platanthera chlorantha, Heath & Common Spotted- Dactylorhiza maculata & D. fuchsii, Broad-leaved Marsh-D. majalis, the rare Small White-Pseudorchis albida and the diminutive finely scented Vanilla Orchid-Gymnadenia austriaca. Overhead the raptors were now starting to search for food, with numerous Griffon Vultures soaring over our heads, along with at least three magnificent Lammergeiers, a Short-toed Eagle and both Alpine & Red-billed Chough.

After eating our picnic lunch in the vicinity of the parking area, we then set off across the barrier and skirted a short distance around the reservoir. It was warming up somewhat now, although the blustery wind certainly made it hard to search out butterflies. We did though find Apollo, Black-veined White, Marbled White, Pearl- bordered Fritillary, Brown Argus, Common, Turquoise, Silver-studded and Little Blue, Small Heath, Red- underwing, Grizzled and Large Skipper, Purple-edged Copper, with Piedmont, & Bright-eyed and Yellow- spotted Ringlets, the latter being the ssp constans and differing from the nominate form in being a uniform dark brown with no black spots. A family of Rock Thrushes then caught our attention, other birds seen being Water Pipit, Wheatear, Raven and Yellowhammer. Among good plants found were Alchemilla-leaved Cinquefoil- Potentilla alchemelloides, Pyrenean Hyacinth-Hyacinthus amethystinus, Martagon Lily-Liliun martagon, Pyrenean Avens- Geum pyrenaicum and four species of Saxifrage.

Day 3 Thursday 10th July

Windy & cold am, hot & sunny We awoke to find the ground damp from overnight rain and rather cold, so with the forecast predicting an improvement by the afternoon, we decided to head down the valley, where the lower altitude and different habitats would enable us to hopefully find some species that we would not see during the rest our stay higher up in the mountains. We drove through Luz St Saveur and into the narrow gorge beyond, and started to climb the isolated mountain of Hautacam, where the Tour de France would finish a stage later in the month. On the climb to the summit we stopped a couple of times, before returning back down and parking next to a flowery meadow with wonderful views over Aegeles Gazost and the valley below. Almost immediately, we spied at least three Egyptian Vultures gliding along at the same height as us, with Black & Red Kite, a Booted Eagle, more Griffons, Buzzard, Whinchat, Raven, Tree Pipit and a Red-backed Shrike all seen in the vicinity. After the cold start, the sun was now rapidly breaking through the clouds and consequently butterflies were now very noticeable, with Clouded Yellow, Brimstone, Small Copper, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow & Heath Fritillary, Large & Small White, Pearly & Small Heath, Wall & Large Wall Brown and various Blues all putting in an appearance.

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Norwegian Cudweed-Gnaphalium norvegicum, Alpine St John’s-wort-Hypericum richeri, Large Mediterranean Spurge- Euphorbia characias, Bloody Crane’s-bill-Geranium sanguineum, Fairy Foxglove-Erinus alpinus, Large Self-heal-Prunella grandiflora, Horned Pansy-Viola cornuta and Dark Red Helleborine-Epipactis atrorubens also added floral colour.

After partaking of our picnic lunch we descended down into the valley, stopping firstly next to the River Gave and then at a delightful roadside site near the little village of Saligos. New butterfly species seen were Speckled Wood, Wood White, Map, White Admiral, Green-veined White and Holly, Short-tailed and Long-tailed Blues, while some of the group had brief views of a Dipper along the river. Good plants were Lesser Centaury- Centaurium pulchellum, Tower Cress-Arabis turrita, Hare’s-tail Clover-Trifolium arvense, Dark Mullein-Verbascum nigrum and Thick-leaved Stonecrop-Sedum dasyphyllum.

Day 4 Friday 11th July

Sunny, hot The overnight mist was already clearing when we left the hotel and headed up the main valley to Gavarnie and its famous Cirque, parking next to the river full of the cold melt water from the still quite sizeable snow fields high up on the mountain ridges. As we crossed the small bridge and left the village into the native Mountain Pine- Pinus uncinata woodland we noted our first plants with Edelweiss-Leontopodium alpinum, Wolf’s-bane-Aconitum vulparia, Frog Orchid-Coeloglossum viride, Irish Spurge-Euphorbia hyberna Pyrenean Hogweed-Heracleum pyrenaicum and the delightful shade-loving Ramonda-Ramonda myconi all observed. Crested & Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Bullfinch, Cirl Bunting and Garden Warbler were also either seen or heard.

It was warming up earlier today, so we were already able to start identifying butterflies with Small & Green- veined White, Orange Tip, Large Wall Brown, Pearl-bordered, Heath & False Heath Fritillaries and various Ringlets including many Large Ringlets with their distinctive white chequered wing fringes. As we climbed ever higher, the full grandeur of this special place was gradually unfolding before us, until just as we neared the “hostellerie” the whole panorama of the cirque was visible, a truly magnificent sight. We then ordered drinks at the café, as we ate our baguettes with a backdrop of the “grand cascade” (reputedly the highest waterfall in Europe), and the vast bulk of the rest of the cirque stretching away either side of it.

Some of the more sprightly members of the group then walked the rest of the way to the foot of the waterfall, before re-joining the main group to spend the rest of the afternoon walking a different route back down to Gavarnie via a track which traverses the cliffs, and then descending via a dramatic (but safe) zigzag path, all the time giving fabulous views over the Gave Valley. More good plants were found including the endemic miniature Pyrenean Columbine-Aquilegia pyrenaica, Alpine Pasque Flower-Pulsatilla alpina, Yellow Betony-Stachys alopecurus, Pyrenean Squill-Scilla liliohyacinthus, Bird’s-nest Orchid-Neottia nidus-avis and growing directly on the damp cliffs the magnificent Long-leaved Butterwort-Pinguicula longifolia.

In the more open areas many more butterflies were seen including Wood White, Black-veined White, Purple- edged Copper, Dark Green Fritillary, Comma, Green Hairstreak, Oberthur’s Grizzled & Olive Skipper, Lefebvre’s Ringlet and various Blues, while we had really close views of Crag Martin, a single Lammergeier and two immature Golden Eagles.

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Day 5 Saturday 12th July

Misty, cold am, then sunny & warm Today we awoke to thick mist, but with the promise of it clearing by the afternoon, we headed up the Heas Valley stopping firstly at the Hôtellerie de Maillet, where we scanned the surrounding cliffs noting Water Pipit and Griffon Vulture, before continuing upwards to stop next to a sheep pen, where a pair of Izard, the Pyrenean version of the Chamois, were happily grazing a short distance from us. As we neared the parking area just below the dramatic Cirque de Troumouse the fog was rapidly rising from the valley below, but undaunted we set off across the springy turf for a short circular walk. We headed over to a swift flowing stream where Mark and Jason managed to find the endemic and elusive Pyrenean Brook Salamander-Euproctus asper, a normally nocturnal newt- like creature restricted to this mountain range. There were also many small pools here full of tadpoles and frog- lets of the Common Frog, at this altitude probably a very short breeding season.

A patch of limestone here was covered in colourful alpine plants including Alpine Buttercup-Ranunculus alpestris, Alpine Catchfly-Lychnis alpina, Garland Flower-Daphne cneorum, Dark Sonecrop-Sedum atratum, Cylindrical Rock Jasmine-Androsace cylindrica, and Bird’s-eye Primrose-Primula farinosa, while more acid soils nearby had Alpine Clover-Trifolium alpinum, Giant Butterwort- Pinguicula grandiflora and a few Trumpet Gentians- Gentiana acualis. On the way back to the vans an adult Alpine Accentor with a youngster gave us tantalising glimpses as the mist moved in and out.

We returned back down the winding road, warming ourselves up with hot drinks at the hotel, before taking lunch on a hillside next to a stream and then spending the rest of the afternoon moving down the valley, stopping firstly next to the little chapel at Heas, and then again even further down, amongst some flowery meadows. By now the mist had totally cleared as predicted, with the warm sun and rising temperatures bringing many butterflies out from their roosting shelters. Scarce and Common Swallowtails, Apollo’s, Large Blues, Scarce Coppers, Dark-green, Lesser Marbled, Heath and False Heath Fritillaries, Black-veined and Wood Whites were all present in large numbers, with new additions to the list being Sooty Copper, Western Dappled White, Marbled & Tufted Marbled Skipper, the elegant Amanda’s Blue, and a possible new record for this area of France, the Mountain Alcon Blue. There is an ongoing dispute amongst lepidopterists whether this is a separate species from the Alcon Blue, so obviously there is some more research to be done! Unfortunately, this spectacular show had to end sometime, as it was now time to return to the hotel after another very eventful day.

Day 6 Sunday 13th July

Sunny,hot Another fine sunny morning dawned, as we assembled in the car park with the first sighting of the day being a pair of Short-toed Eagles perched in the distance on an electricity pylon! We then drove again up the valley to Gavarnie before turning off right into the lower Ossoue Valley, passing beneath the towering cliffs up to our right and stopping firstly by the roadside there, before continuing further up and parking next to a footbridge which crossed the fast flowing stream here. We then walked down into a lovely area full of flowers including Fringed & Maiden Pink-Dianthus monspessulanus & D. deltoides, White Rockrose-Helianthemum appeninum, Mountain Pansy-Viola lutea, Yellow Woundwort-Stachys recta, the lovely Alpine Aster, and a pretty little Campion-Silene saxifraga.

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Butterflies were on the wing earlier today with Common Swallowtail, Scarce & Purple-edged Copper, Apollo and Clouded Apollo, Pearl-bordered, False Heath & Knapweed Fritillary, and Silver-studded & Baton Blue, the latter new to the list here. Whilst enjoying the nature on the ground, the usual raptors were soaring over the cliffs, namely Lammergeier and Griffon Vulture, with a Rock Bunting showing well and a fleeting glimpse of a Dipper in the stream. We continued up the valley, parking in a jumble of rocks for our picnic lunch, before walking across to scan a cliff face where Mark had seen Wallcreeper on two previous occasions, but there was no sign today. The botanists did though admire some tall yellow Gentians-Gentiana burseri, the diminutive Alpine Marsh Orchid-Dactylorhiza majalis ssp alpina, Single-flowered Fleabane-Erigeron uniflorus and Hoary Cinquefoil-Potentilla argentea, while a Rock Thrush and a distant singing Ring Ouzel added avian interest.

Next, we returned back down the rough track past our previous stops, to spend the rest of the afternoon in another wonderful flowery meadow, also being full of butterflies. Dark Green, Heath, Lesser Marbled & Spotted Fritillary, Wall & Large Wall Brown, Wood & Black-veined White, various Blues, Pearly & Small Heath, and Dingy, Essex, Grizzled, Olive, and both Large & Oberthur’s Grizzled Skipper kept us amused. Jason also netted a lovely Yellow-winged Darter-Sympetrum flaveolum and three members of the group had the privilege of seeing a Southern Smooth Snake-Coronella girondica. This spot is also one of the best in the area for admiring the stunning blue English Iris-Iris latifolia in all its glory, and was a fitting end to another wonderful day.

Day 7 Monday 14th July

Sunny, hot Thankfully, as predicted by the forecast, we awoke to another clear sunny morning, so we could make for the Port de Boucharo on the Spanish border, at 2270m the highest altitude that we would attain during our weeks stay. The views are magnificent here, both into Spain and back into France, and would also hopefully give us access to species of plant, bird, and perhaps butterfly that we would not have seen up to now.

Once again, we firstly drove up the valley to Gavarnie, before taking the steep winding road up to the ski resort area at the Vallée des Espécières, stopping en route at a couple of places to scan the landscape. Wheatear, Water Pipit, Linnets, Red-backed Shrike, Alpine Chough, the usual vultures and many very obliging and cute Alpine Marmots were all noted. Continuing upwards, we parked the mini-bus at the Col de Tentes to walk the final 1½ km to the port, as the road is now permanently closed due to rock falls. Leaving the car park, we enjoyed the breath taking views back down towards Gavarnie on one side, and then the more extensive view into Spain and the adjacent Odessa National Park.

On the rocks and scree here, many colourful plants were starting to flower after the snow melt with Ashy Crane’s-bill-Geranium cinereum, masses of Trumpet and Spring Gentians, Alpine Moon Daisy-Leucanthemopsis alpina, Pyrenean Thistle-Carduus carlinoides, and the yellow Vitaliana-Vitaliana primulifera ssp canescens all contributing to the spectacle, while the handsome little white endemic Pyrenean Bedstraw-Galium pyrenaicum was particularly noticeable, carpeting many of the rocks. A few butterflies were also on the wing, with Lefebre’s Ringlet being the most abundant, along with De Prunner’s & Bright-eyed Ringlet, Red Admiral, Clouded Yellow and remarkably at such a high altitude a Nettle Tree Butterfly! Returning to the car park, we ate our lunch on the springy alpine turf amongst the blue Gentians, before descending to spend the rest of the afternoon searching likely spots.

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New butterfly additions were the high alpine specialist Shepherd’s Fritillary and the more lowland Marbled Fritillary, and the lovely weather gave us chance to relax, enjoy the magnificent scenery, and to practice our newfound identification skills on various Blues, Skippers, Whites, Fritillaries and Ringlets that we had already seen on previous days. Reluctantly, though the time passed all too quickly, so it was then back to the hotel for the last dinner of our stay.

Day 8 Tuesday 15th July

Sunny, hot Another lovely sunny morning…we rose early and ate our breakfast, before loading up the mini-buses, and bidding farewell to the ever hospitable Odile. We made our way down the valley for our short journey to Lourdes airport to catch the early morning flight back to the UK. We arrived in plenty of time, where Mark and Jason said their goodbyes to the group, all of us agreeing that it had been a marvellous stay in these beautiful and wildlife-rich mountains.

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Species List

Butterflies ( = recorded but not counted; c = approximately; H = heard only) July Common name Scientific name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 Swallowtail Papilio machaon 1 1 2 2 2 Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius 1 3 Apollo Parnassius apollo 2 1 20+ 10+ 4 Clouded Apollo Parnassius mnemosyne 2 1 5 Wood White Leptidea sinapis     6 Black-veined White Aporia crataegi       7 Large White Pieris brassicae     8 Small White Pieris rapae     9 Green-veined White Pieris napi  10 Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines    11 Western Dappled White Euchloe crameri 1 12 Clouded Yellow Colias crocea       13 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni     14 Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi  15 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas   16 Scarce Copper Lycaena virgaurea 1 c6 3 17 Sooty Copper Lycaena tityrus 1 18 Purple-shot Copper Lycaena alciphron c6 19 Purple-edged Copper Lycaena hippothoe 2 2 2 1 2 20 Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus 1 21 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus  22 Short-tailed Blue Everes argiades 1 23 Little Blue Cupido minimus c6 3 4 3 c12 c12 c12 24 Mountain Alcon Blue Maculinea rebeli 1 25 Large Blue Maculinea arion 1 2 26 Baton Blue Pseudophilotes baton 1 27 Mazarine Blue Cyaniris semiargus       28 Turquoise Blue Polyommatus dorylas c6 1 2 3 2 6+ 29 Amanda's Blue Polyommatus amandus 4 30 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus      31 Chalk-hill Blue Lysandra coridon c6 1 3 32 Adonis Blue Lysandra bellargus     33 Brown Argus Aricia agestis     34 Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus      35 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria   36 Northern Wall Brown Lasiommata petropolitana 37 Wall Brown Lasiommata megera       38 Large Wall Brown Lasiommata maera 6+ c8 2 c6 1 2 39 Pearly Heath Coenonympha arcania 1 c6 2 c6 c6 c6 40 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus       41 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus   42 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina       43 Large Ringlet Erebia euryale c12 44 Yellow-spotted Ringlet Erebia manto 1 45 Yellow-spotted Ringlet Erebia manto ssp constans 1 c12 2 46 Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron 1 20+ c6 c6 c6 47 De Prunner's Ringlet Erebia triaria 1 1

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July Common name Scientific name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 48 Lefebvre's Ringlet Erebia lefebvrei 1 c12 49 Bright-eyed Ringlet Erebia oeme 3 2 1 c6 50 Piedmont Ringlet Erebia meolans 1 2 3 2 3 c12 51 Marbled White Melanargia galathea        52 Nettle-Tree Butterfly Libythea ceitis 1 53 Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja 6+ 1 3 4 c12 c6 54 Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia 1 55 Marbled Fritillary Brenthis daphne 1 56 Lesser Marbled Fritillary Brenthis ino 6+ 1 1 2 c20 57 Shepherd's Fritillary Boloria pales 1 58 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene 1 59 Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne 1 1 c12 60 White Admiral Limenitus camilla 2 61 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae      62 Peacock Inachis io  63 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta  64 Comma Polygonia c-album     65 Map Araschnia levana 1 66 False Heath Fritillary Melitaea diamina c12 2 c6 1 67 Knapweed Fritillary Melitaea phoebe 2 1 68 Spotted Fritillary Melitaea didyma c6 c12 69 Heath Fritillary Mellicta athalia 2 c6 c12 c6 c12 c6 70 Meadow Fritillary Mellicta parthenoides 4 71 Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages   72 Marbled Skipper Carcharodus lavatherae 1 73 Tufted Marbled Skipper Carcharodus flocciferus 1 74 Red-underwing Skipper Spialia sertorius 1 2 75 Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae 1 2 1 1 76 Large Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus alveus 1 1 1 77 Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus armoricanus 1 4 1 1 78 Olive Skipper Pyrgus serratulae 1 1 1 79 Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineolus     80 Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris       81 Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus       

Birds 1 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea    3 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  4 Black Kite Milvus migrans c12 6+ 3 5 Red Kite Milvus milvus 4+ 6 Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus 3 2 2 1 1 4 7 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 6 8 Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 2 c40 c15 2 1 c12 c12 9 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo  10 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 2 11 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 1 12 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus 1 2 13 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 1 2 1 6 1 14 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus    15 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto    

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July Common name Scientific name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Swift Apus apus    17 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis   H 18 Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 2 1 6 10+ 10+ c6 c12 2 19 Swallow Hirundo rustica       20 House Martin Delichon urbica       21 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 1 6+ 2 c12 22 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis      23 White Wagtail Motacilla alba      24 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea      25 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1 2 26 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes H   H 27 Dunnock Prunella modularis    H H 28 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris 2 29 Robin Erithacus rubecula  30 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros         31 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 4 32 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe     33 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis 5 1 2 34 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus H 35 Blackbird Turdus merula      36 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos H H 37 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus   38 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin H H 39 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla H H H  H  H 40 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita H H H 41 Goldcrest Regulus regulus  42 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 4 43 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus H 44 Coal Tit Periparus ater    45 Great Tit Parus major   46 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus   47 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1 1 3 48 Starling Sturnus vulgaris   49 Jay Garrulus glandarius        50 Magpie Pica pica    51 Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus c12 30+ c20 c12 c30 52 Chough Pyrrhocorax Pyrrhocorax c20 H 2 H 53 Raven Corvus corax 2 2 2 1 2 54 Carrion Crow Corvus corone        55 House Sparrow Passer domesticus         56 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs         57 Citril Finch Serinus citrinella P 58 Serin Serinus serinus        59 Greenfinch Carduelis chloris  60 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis  61 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula H 62 Linnet Acanthis cannabina      63 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella   H    64 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus H 65 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 4

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Plants (x = day first seen) July (first day recorded) Scientific name Common name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PTERIDOPHYTA FERNS & FERN ALLIES Aspidiaceae Dryopteris abbreviata Mountain Male Fern x Dryopteris dilatata Broad buckler Fern x Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern x Polystichum aculeatum Prickly Shield-fern x Polystichum lonchitis Holly Fern x Polystichum setiferum Soft Shield-fern

Aspleniaceae Spleenwort Family Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Black Spleenwort x Asplenium ruta-muraria Wall-rue x Asplenium trichomanes Maidenhair Spleenwort x Asplenium viride Green Spleenwort x Ceterach officinarum Rusty-back Fern x

Athyriaceae Athyrium Family Athyrium distentifolium Alpine Lady-fern x Athyrium felix-femina Lady-fern x Cystopteris fragilis Brittle Bladder-fern x

Dennstaedtiaceae Bracken Family Pteridium aquilinum Bracken x

Equisetaceae Horsetail Family Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail x Equisetum telmateia Giant Horsetail

Polypodiaceae Polypody Family Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody x

Thelypteridaceae Thelypteris Family Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak Fern x

GYMNOSPERMAE CONIFERS

Cupressaceae Cypress Family Juniperus communis subsp. alpina Juniper x Juniperus communis subsp. communis Juniper x

Pinaceae Pine Family Abies alba Silver Fir x Picea abies Norway Spruce x Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine x Pinus uncinata Mountain Pine x

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July (first day recorded) Scientific name Common name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ANGIOSPERMAE FLOWERING PLANTS

DICOTYLEDONS

Aceraceae Maple Family Acer campestre Field Maple x Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore x

Apiaceae Carrot Family Angelica razulii Pyrenean Angelica x Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica x Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley x Astrantia major Masterwort x Bupleurum ranunculoides Buttercup-leaved Hare's-ear x Conopodium majus Pignut x Conopodium pyrenaicum Pyrenean Pignut x Daucus carota Wild Carrot x Eryngium bourgati Pyrenean Eryngo x Heracleum sphondylium subsp. Pyrenean Hogweed x pyrenaicum Laserpitium gallicum French Sermountain x Laserpitium latifolium Broad-leaved Sermountain x Laserpitium siler Narrow-leaved Sermountain x Ligusticum pyrenaicum Pyrenean Lovage x Meum athamanticum Spignel x Myrrhis odorata Sweet Cicely x Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort Pimpinella saxifraga Burnet Saxifrage x

Aquifoliaceae Holly Family Ilex aquifolium Holly x

Araliaceae Ivy Family x Hedera helix Ivy

Asclepiadaceae Milkweed Family Vincetoxicum hirundinaria Swallow-wort x

Asteraceae Daisy Family Achillea millefolium Yarrow x Adenostyles alliariae Adenostyles x Antennaria dioica Mountain Everlasting x Arctium minus Lesser Burdock x Arnica montana Arnica x Aster alpinus Alpine Aster x Bellis perennis Daisy x Carduus carlinoides Pyrenean Thistle x Carduus defloratus Alpine Thistle x Carduus nutans Nodding Thistle x Carlina acaulis Stemless Carline Thistle x Carlina acanthifolia subsp. cynara Acanthus-leaved Thistle x

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July (first day recorded) Scientific name Common name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Carlina vulgaris Common Carline Thistle Centaurea nigra Knapweed x Centaurea scabiosa Greater Knapweed x Cirsium eriophorum Woolly-headed Thistle x Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle x Cirsium rivulare Brook Thistle x Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle x Crepis pygmaea Pygmy Hawksbeard x Erigeron uniflous Single-flowered Fleabane x Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp Agrimony x Hieracium pilosella Mouse-ear Hawkweed x Lapsana communis Nipplewort x Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye Daisy x Leucanthemopsis alpina Alpine Moon-daisy x Mycelis muralis Wall Lettuce x Senwcio adonifolius Adonis-leaved Ragwort x Senecio jacobea Common Ragwort x Senecio vulgaris Common Groundsel x Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod x Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle x Taraxacum alpinum Alpine Dandelion x Taraxacum officinale Dandelion x Tragopogon pratensis Goatsbeard x Tussilago farfara Colt’s-foot x

Betulaceae Birch Family Alnua alnobetula Green Alder x Alnus glutinosa Common Alder x Betula pendula Silver Birch x

Boraginaceae Borage Family Echium vulgare Viper’s Bugloss x Myosotis arvensis Field Forget-me-not x Myosotis sylvatica Wood Forget-me-not x

Brassicaceaae Cabbage Family Arabis turrita Tower Cress x Biscutella laevigata Buckler Cress x Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bittercress x Erysimum decumbens Decumbent Treacle-mustard x Hutchinsia alpina Chamois Cress x Rhynchosinapsis cheiranthos Wallflower Cabbage x

Buxaceae Box Family Buxus sempervirens Box x

Campanulaceae Bellflower Family Campanula glomerata Clustered Bellflower x Campanula patula Spreading Bellflower x Campanula rotundifolia Harebell x Campanula trachelium Nettle-leaved Bellflower x

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July (first day recorded) Scientific name Common name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Jasione montana Sheep’s-bit Scabious x Phyteuma hemisphericum Globe-headed Rampion x Phyteuma orbiculare Round-headed Rampion x Phyteuma spicatum Spiked Rampion x

Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Family Lonicera periclymenum Common Honeysuckle x Lonicera pyrenaica Pyrenean Honeysuckle x Sambucus nigra Common Elder x Sambucus racemosa Alpine Elder x Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree x Viburnum opulus Guelder Rose x

Caryophyllaceae Pink Family Arenaria tetraquetra Imbricate Sandwort x Cerastium alpinum Alpine Mouse-ear x Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear x Dianthus deltoides Maiden Pink x Dianthus monspessulanus Fringed Pink x Gypsophila repens Alpine Gypsophila x Lychnis alpina Alpine Catchfly x Minuartia verna Vernal Sandwort x Paronychia kapela subsp. erpyllifolias Paronychia x Scleranthus annuus Annual Knawel x Scleranthus perennis Perennial Knawel x Silene acaulis Moss Campion x Silene alba White Campion x Silene nutans Nottingham Catchfly x Silene saxifraga Saxifrage Campion x Silene vulgaris Bladder Campion x Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort x Stellaria media Common Chickweed x

Celastraceae Spindle-tree Family Euonymus europaeus Spindle Tree x

Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family Chenopodium bonus-henricus Good King Henry x

Cistaceae Rockrose Family Helianthemum appeninum White Rockrose x Helianthemum canum Hoary Rockrose x Helianthemum nummularium ssp Common Rockrose x grandiflorum Helianthemum nummularium ssp Pink flowers x pyrenaicum

Clusiaceae Hypericum Family Hypericum perforatum Perforate St John’s-wort x Hypericum richeri Alpine St.John’s-wort x

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July (first day recorded) Scientific name Common name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Convolvulaceae Bindweed Family Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed x Cuscuta epithymum Common Dodder x

Cornaceae Dogwood Family Cornus sanguinea Common Dogwood x

Corylaceae Hazel Family Corylus avellana Hazel x

Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family Sedum acre Biting Stonecrop x Sedum album White Stonecrop x Sedum atratum Dark Stonecrop x Sedum dasyphyllum Thick-leaved Stonecrop x Sedum reflexum Reflexed Stonecrop x Sempervivum montanum Mountain Houseleek x Umbilicus rupestris Navelwort x

Dipsacaceae Teasel Family Knautia arvensis Field Scabious x Knautia dipsacifolia Wood Scabious x Scabiosa pyrenaica Pyrenean Scabious x Scabiosa columbaria Small Scabious x

Ericaceae Heath Family Arctostaphyllos uva-ursi Bearberry x Calluna vulgaris Ling x Rhododendron ferrugineum Alpenrose x Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry x

Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family Euphorbia characias Large Mediterranean Spurge x Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress Spurge x Euphorbia hyberna Irish Spurge x

Fabaceae Pea Family Anthyllis montana Mountain Kidney-vetch x Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. pyrenaica Pyrenean Kidney-vetch x Astragalus alpinus Alpine Milk-vetch x Astragalus monspessulanus Montpellier Milk-vetch x Hippocrepis comosa Horseshoe Vetch x Lathyrus linifolius Bitter Vetch x Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling x Lotus alpinus Alpine Bird's-foot Trefoil x Lotus corniculatus Bird’s-foot Trefoil x Medicago lupulina Black Medick x Medicago sativa Lucerne x Onobrychis vicifolia Sainfoin x Ononis natrix Large Yellow Restharrow x Ononis repens Common Restharrow x

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July (first day recorded) Scientific name Common name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Trifolium arvense Hare's-tail Clover x Trifolium alpinum Alpine Clover x Trifolium badium Brown Clover Trifolium montanum Mountain Clover x Trifolium ochroleucon Sulphur Clover x Trifolium pratense Red Clover x Trifolium repens White Clover x Trifolium thalii x Vicia pyrenaica Pyrenean Vetch x Vicia sepium Bush Vetch x

Fagaceae Beech Family Fagus sylvatica Beech x Quercus petraea Sessile Oak x Quercus pyrenaica Pyrenean Oak x

Gentianaceae Gentian Family Centaurium pulchellum Lesser Centaury x Gentiana acaulis Trumpet Gentian x Gentiana burseri a yellow Gentian x Gentiana verna Spring Gentian x Gentianella campestris Field Felwort x

Geraniaceae Geranium Family Erodium cicutarium Common Stork’s-bill x Geranium cinereum Ashy Crane’s-bill x Geranium lucidum Shining Crane’s-bill x Geranium molle Dove’s-foot Crane’s-bill x Geranium phaeum Dusky Crane’s-bill x Geranium pyrenaicum Pyrenean Crane’s-bill x Geranium robertianum Herb Robert x Geranium rotundifolium Round-leaved Crane’s-bill x Geranium sanguineum Bloody Crane’s-bill x Geranium sylvaticum Wood Crane’s-bill x

Gesneriaceae Gloxinia Family Ramonda myconi Ramonda x

Globulariaceae Globularia Family Globularia repens Creeping Globularia x

Grossulariaceae Gooseberry Family Ribes alpinum Alpine Currant x

Lamiaceae Mint Family Acinos alpinus Alpine Basil thyme x Acinos arvensis Common Basil Thyme x Ajuga reptans Common Bugle x Galeopsis tetrahit Common Hemp-nettle x Glechoma hederacea Ground Ivy x Lamiastrum galeobdolon Yellow Archangel x

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July (first day recorded) Scientific name Common name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Lamium album White Deadnettle x Lamium maculatum Spotted Deadnettle x Lamium purpureum Red Deadnettle x Mentha longifolia Horse Mint x Origanum vulgare Marjoram x Prunella grandiflora Large Self-heal x Prunella laciniata Cut-leaved Self-heal x Prunella vulgaris Self-heal x Salvia verbenaca Wild Clary x Sideritis hyssopifolia Sideritis x Stachys alopecurus Yellow Betony x Stachys officinalis Betony x Stachys recta Yellow Woundwort x Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort x Teucrium pyrenaicum Pyrenean Germander x Teucrium scorodonia Wood Sage x Thymus praecox ssp polytrichus Wild Thyme x

Lentibulariacae Butterwort Family Pinguicula grandiflora Large-flowered Butterwort x Pinguicula longifolia Long-leaved Butterwort x Pinguicula vulgaris Common Butterwort x

Linaceae Flax Family Linum catharticum Fairy Flax x

Loranthaceae Mistletoe Family Viscum album Mistletoe x

Malvaceae Mallow Family Malva moschata Musk Mallow x Malva sylvestris Common Mallow x

Oleaceae Ash Family Fraxinus excelsior Ash x

Onagraceae Willowherb Family Epilobium anagallidifolium Alpine Willowherb x Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb x

Orobanchaceae Broomrape Family Orobanche hederacea Ivy Broomrape x Orobanche teucrii Germander Broomrape

Papaveraceae Poppy Family Chelidonium majus Greater Celandine x Meconopsis cambrica Welsh Poppy x Papaver rhoeas Common Poppy x

Plantaginaceae Plantain Family Plantago alpina Alpine Plantain x

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July (first day recorded) Scientific name Common name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain x Plantago media Hoary Plantain x

Platanaceae Plane Pamily Platanys x hybrida London Plane x

Polygalaceae Milkwort Family Polygala alpina Alpine Milkwort x Polygala serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Milkwort x Polygala vulgaris Common Milkwort x

Polygonaceae Dock Family Polygonum viviparum Alpine Bistort x Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel x Rumex acetosella Sheep’s Sorrel x Rumex scutatus French Sorrel x

Primulaceae Primrose Family Androsace cylindrica Cylindrical Rock-jasmine x Primula farinosa Bird’s-eye Primrose x Primula hirsuta Hairy Primrose (seedheads) x Primula veris Cowslip x Vitaliana primuliflora subsp. canescens Vitaliana x

Ranunculaceae Buttercup Family Aconitum napellus Common Monkshood x Aconitum vulparia Wolfsbane x Aquilegia pyrenaica Pyrenean Columbine x Aquilegia vulgaris Common Columbine x Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold x Helleborus foetidus Stinking Hellebore x Helleborus viridis Green Hellebore x Hepatica nobilis Hepatica (leaves) x Pulsatilla alpina subsp. alpina Alpine Pasque-flower x Ranunculus aconitifolius Aconite-leaved Buttercup x Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup x Ranunculus alpestris Alpine Buttercup x Ranunculus ficaria Lesser Celandine (leaves) x Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup x Ranunculus thora Thore’s Buttercup x Thalictrum aquilegifolium Great Meadow-rue x Trollius europaeus Globe Flower x

Resedaceae Mignonette Family Reseda glauca Pyrenean Mignonette x Reseda luteola Weld x

Rhamnaceae Buckthorn Family Rhamnus pumilus Dwarf Buckthorn x

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July (first day recorded) Scientific name Common name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rosaceae Rose Family Alchemilla alpina Alpine Lady’s-mantle x Alchemilla glaucescens Small Lady’s-mantle x Cotoneaster integerrimus Wild Cotoneaster x Crategus monogyna Hawthorn x Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet x Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry x Geum pyrenaicum Pyrenean Avens x Geum urbanum Herb Bennet x Potentilla alchemilloides Alchemilla-leaved Cinquefoil x Potentilla erecta Tormentil x Potentilla montana Mountain Cinquefoil x Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil x Prunus avium Wild Cherry x Prunus spinosa Blackthorn x Rubus saxatilis Stone Bramble x Rosa arvensis Field Rose x Rosa canina Dog Rose x Rosa glauca Blue-leaved Rose x Rosa pendulina Alpine Rose x Rosa rubiginosa Sweet Briar x Sanguisorba minor Salad Burnet x Sorbus aria Whitebeam x Sorbus aucuparia Mountain Ash x Sorbus mougeotii Mougeot’s Whitebeam x

Rubiacae Bedstraw Family Asperula cynanchica Squinancywort x Cruciata laevipes Crosswort x Galium aparine Goosegrass x Galium caespitosum x Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw x Galium pyrenaicum Pyrenean Bedstraw x Galium verum Lady’s Bedstraw x

Salicaceae Willow Family Populus alba White Poplar x Populus tremula Aspen x Salix caprea Goat Willow x Salix elaeagnos Hoary Willow x Salix pyrenaica Pyrenean Willow x

Santalaceae Sandalwood Family Thesium pyrenaicum Pyrenean Bastard-toadflax x

Saxifragaceae Saxifrage Family Opposite-leaved Golden Chrysosplenium oppositifolium x Saxifrage Saxifraga aretoides x Saxifraga aizoides Yellow Mountain Saxifrage x Saxifraga longifolia subsp. longifolia Pyrenean Saxifrage x

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July (first day recorded) Scientific name Common name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Saxifraga moschata Musky Saxifrage x Saxifraga oppositifolia Purple Saxifrage x Saxifraga paniculata Livelong Saxifrage x Saxifraga pubescens Hairy Saxifrage x Saxifraga umbrosa Wood Saxifrage x

Scrophulariaceae Figwort Family Asarina procumbens Trailing Snapdragon x Bartsia alpina Alpine Bartsia x Chaenorhinum origanifolium Creeping Snapdragon x Cymbalaria muralis Ivy-leaved Toadflax x Digitalis lutea Small Yellow Foxglove x Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove x Erinus alpinus Fairy Foxglove x Linaria alpina Alpine Toadflax x Linaria supina Prostrate Toadflax x Melampyrum pratense Common Cow-wheat x Pedicularis pyrenaica Pyrenean Lousewort x Rhinanthus angustifolius Narrow-leaved Rattle x Rhinanthus minor Yellow Rattle x Scrophularia alpestris Alpine Figwort x Scrophularia auriculata Water Figwort x Scophularia canina ssp hoppii French Figwort x Scrophularia nodosa Common Figwort x Verbascum nigrum Dark Mullein x Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell x Veronica fruticans Rock Speedwell x Veronica officinalis Heath Speedwell Veronica ponae Spiked Pyrenean Speedwell x Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Speedwell x Veronica urticifolia Nettle-leaved Speedwell x

Thymelaceae Daphne Family Daphne alipina Alpine Mezereon x Daphne cneorum Garland Flower x

Tiliaceae Lime Tree Family Tilia cordata Small-leaved Lime x

Ulmaceae Elm Family Ulmus glabra Wych Elm x Ulmus minor Smooth Elm x

Urticaceae Parietaria judaica Pellitory-of-the-wall x Urtica dioica Nettle x

Valarianaceae Valerian Family Valeriana officinalis Common Valerian x Valeriana pyrenaica Pyrenean Valerian x Valeriana tripteris Three-leaved Valerian x

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July (first day recorded) Scientific name Common name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Verbenaceae Verbena Family Verbena officinalis Vervain x

Violaceae Violet Family Viola cornuta Horned Pansy x Viola lutea Mountain Pansy x Viola palustris Marsh Violet x Viola riviniana Common Dog Violet x Viola rupestris Teesdale Violet x Viola triclor Heart's-ease Violet x

MONOCOTYLEDONS

Cyperaceae Sedge Family Eriophorum angustifolium Cotton-grass x Carex atrata Jet Sedge x Carex echinata Star Sedge x Carex nigra Common Sedge x Carex panacea Carnation Sedge x

Graminae Grass Family Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass x Brachypodium pinnatum Tor Grass x Briza media Quaking-grass x Dactylis glomerata Cocksfoot x Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass x Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass x Festuca ovina Sheep's Fescue x Festuca rubra Red fescue x Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog x Melica uniflora Wood Melick x Molinia caerulea Purple Moor Grass x Nardus stricta Mat Grass x Phleum alpinum Alpine Timothy-grass x Poa alpina Alpine Meadow-grass x Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass x Sesleria albicans Blue Moor Grass x

Iridaceae Iris Family Iris latifolia English Iris x

Juncaceae Rush Family Juncus alpinoarticulatus Alpine Rush x Luzula pilosa Hairy Wood-rush x Luzula spicata Spiked Wood-rush x

Liliacae Lily Family Allium schoenoprasum Chives x Allium sphaerocephalon Round-headed Leek x Anthericum liliago St. Bernard’s Lily x Asphodelus albus White Asphodel x

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July (first day recorded) Scientific name Common name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Hyacinthus amethystinus Pyrenean Hyacinth x Lilium martagon Martagon Lily x Lilium pyrenaicum Pyrenean Lily x Paris quadrifolia Herb Paris x Scilla liliohyacinthus Pyrenean Squill (seed heads) x Tofieldia calyculata Tofield’s Asphodel

Orchidaceae Orchid Family Anacamptis pyramidalis Pyramidal Orchid x Coeloglossum viride Frog Orchid x Elder-flowered Orchid (seed Dactylorhiza sambucina x heads) Dactylorhiza majalis Broad-leaved Marsh Orchid x Dactylorhiza maculata Heath Spotted Orchid x Dactylorhiza fuchsii Common Spotted Orchid x Gymnadenia conopsea Fragrant Orchid x Listera ovata Twayblade x Neottia nidus-avis Bird’s-nest Orchid x Nigritella rhellicani Vanilla Orchid x Orchis ustulata Burnt Tip Orchid x Platanthera bifolia Lesser Butterfly Orchid x Platanthera chlorantha Greater Butterfly Orchid x Pseudorchis albida Small White Orchid x

Moths

Forester Moth, Adscita statices 6 Spot Burnet moth , Zygaena filipendulae 5 Spot Burnet Moth, Zygaena trifolii Transparent Burnet, Zygaena purpuralis Emperor Moth (larva), Saturnia pavonia Small Grass Emerald, Hemistola chrysopasaria Chimney Sweeper moth, Odezia atrata Common Heath, Ematurga atomaria Latticed Heath, Chiasmia clathrata Black-veined Moth, Siona lineate Psodos quadrifaria Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth, Hemaris fuciformis Hummingbird Hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum Small Elephant Hawk-moth, Deilephila porcellus Clouded Buff, Diacrisia sannio Silver Y, Autogrpha gamma Wood Tiger Moth, Parasemia plantaginis Burnet Companion, Euclidea glyphica

Other invertebrates recorded

Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Cordulegaster boltonii Yellow-winged Darter, Sympetrum flaveolum Bee Beetle, Trichius fasciatus Rose Chafer, Cetonia aurata Bloody Nose Beetle, Timarcha tenebricosa Dor Beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius Lesser Beefly, Bombylius minor Ascalaphid, Libelloides longicornis Paper Wasp, Polistes gallicus AC Milan Shield Bug, Graphosoma italicum Fire Bug, Pyrrhocorus apteris Scorpion Fly, Panorpa sp European Tortoise Bug, Eurygaster maura Wartbiter Cricket, Decticus verrucivorus

Mammals

Alpine Marmot, Marmota marmota Fox, Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus Izard, Rupicapra rupicapra

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Reptiles & amphibians

Wall Lizard, Podarcis muralis Green Lizard, Lacerta viridis Viviparous (Common) Lizard, Lacerta vivipara Pyrenean Brook Salamander, Euproctus asper Common Frog, Rana temporaria Marsh Frog , Pelophylax ridibundus Southern Smooth Snake, Coronella girondica

Spotted Fritillary on Eryngium bougatii - Ossoue Valley

Yellow-winged Darter - Ossoue Valley