Both Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) and Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) butterflies are out in good numbers today, as are Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus). Also my first sighting on the Downs of the Rustic Sailor Beetle (Cantharis rustica).
Latest flowers to appear are Common Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris) and Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa).
![Common Columbine [Aquilegia vulgaris]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_1054_60D_Banstead_Common_24May2015.jpg "Common Columbine [Aquilegia vulgaris]")
![Common Sorrel [Rumex acetosa]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_0543_60D_TheDowns_10May2025.jpg "Common Sorrel [Rumex acetosa]")
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