Red Admiral at home. Plenty of Common Barters and Black Darters at Fenn's and Whixall Moss this morning.

Hi A_T, Mow approximately half the field every late September/early October, and ensure that as many of the cuttings are removed as possible (raking by hand if you don't have a top-of-the-range 'cut & collect' machine!). Don't perform this to a simple half and half pattern, but try to create an...

I have a large field in which I get plenty of meadow browns, ringlets and gatekeepers in the summer. In recent years I have left much of it to grow without cutting it at all. Is this the best way to encourage egg-laying and caterpillars - or should I be mowing the whole field at some stage during th...

It is certainly great to see so many Speckleds around - must be down to the good weather we had in June and July.

In the Spring a family member saw a male Brimstone in our garden - the first we've ever seen here in over 20 years. Then today I saw another - nectaring on Valerian [pic below]. I have no doubt these were both wanderers rather than natives - but it gives hope that 2 generations of Brimstone have rea...

Saw a Clouded Yellow near Wrexham today - very unusual for these parts. The last time I saw one round here was in 2001 - although I have seen them on the north west Wales coast since. Either it's a Clouded Yellow year or the storms have blown it north and east - probably the latter.

Silver-washed Fritillaries out in force at Llynclys Common.

Hi can anyone ID this splendid individual for me. In flight it was as large as a small tortoiseshell and even more colourful than a red admiral.

Hot sunny day at Morfa Harlech. It's dreaming of days like these that gets me through winter. Plenty of Dark Green Fritillary, Small Heath, Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Ringlet. https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2923/14444131916_c9aca0e28c_z.jpg https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3888/14464441114_cacb2e274c_...

Lots of speckled woods around at home - really pleasing after a lean couple of years.

Fenn's Moss and the large heaths have emerged. These fellows must be world champs at "almost settling" - then when one does it flies away before you can get a shot. This was the best I could do not helped by forgetting my macro and having to make do with mediocre kit lens. Also lots of mea...

This is a superb book. I grew up in Surrey and although no longer living there this is a wonderful guide to butterflies of that county. I would recommend it to anyone wherever they lived. The detail of the information is impressive, the book is hardback, very well-bound with a dust jacket and the pa...

Some splendid Speckled Woods have emerged in the last few's days - their strongest presence this year.

No order

Brimstone
Silver-washed Fritillary
Dark Green Fritillary
Peacock
Speckled Wood
Large White
Ringlet
Gatekeeper
Large Heath
Grayling

Large Whites seem to be doing very well around here

Quite a good programme I thought. Pitched at a good level. Chris Packham's enthusiasm is splendid.

Visit to Morfa Harlech today - lots of Dark Green Fritillaries, Meadow Browns, Ringlets. Also some Graylings - my first of the year. This picture offered for recording purposes only.

Very interesting - I have read somewhere (Thomas and Lewington?) about a dark Scottish variation scotica but this is the first picture I've seen. Presuming this is scotica of course. Excellent work!

My First Day Cover came today - I have not had a FDC since I was 13

The stamps look wonderful - the pictures on the web do not do them justice.