We took a trip out to Southend in Essex. It was tipping down with rain when we arrived, so we just drove along the coast until it stopped, then got out for a walk along the front. Towards Foulness I saw a little white butterfly fluttering about - it took a while to settle, but when it did, it turned out to be this orange tip. It’s a female, which is why it doesn’t have orange tips! I think this is the first photo I have ever managed to take of this species, so really pleased about that! There was also a cuckoo calling softly in the distance, which gave an idyllic quality to the whole proceedings.
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