[quote="Jack Harrison"] I think we have to go back to earlier discussions about over-wintering Red Admirals. The commonly touted theory is that with climate change, milder winters have enabled Red Admirals to survive. Surely sightings of the butterfly after an extremely cold spell of weath...

Thank you everyone for some great answers. It does seem confusing to see fresh-looking Peacocks re-emerge in October for a final feed, but worth keeping an eye out for larvae about this time in exceptional summers.
Bertie

Just got back from a week in the western Lake District – probably saw barely 50 butterflies, but of these 30+ were Small Tortoiseshells. Others: Peacock 5, Red Admiral 3, Large White 3, GV White 10+ and a doddery female Gatekeeper. All the Small Tortoiseshells were in superb condition, so I wasn’t s...

This year there have been several more reports from Norfolk of Silver-washed Fritillaries, with a distinctly coastal look about them. Along with a few more from the Suffolk and Essex coasts that aren't easily explainable by the general spread from the south-west over the past few years. Any continen...

I had similar trouble finding Lulworth Skippers on Sunday. I had been told that the small area above Stair Hole was good as the grass was long here. Numbers have plummeted nearby due to a lot more areas being grazed. I didn't find any here, perhaps due to the breeze, neither did I see any at Durdle ...

Vince, I saw a single Scotch Argus on Wednesday 21st July at Arnside Knott. Conditions were excellent that afternoon. So hot was the climb to the top that 2 Grayling settled on my T-shirt. Others seen: Grayling 15, High Brown Fritillary 5, Dark Green Fritillary 5 (incl mating pair), DGF/HBF 25+, Nor...