Hi David Cracking set of images especially the Pearly Heaths. I too visited the same area but only for four days, July 2nd - July 5th with my very good friend Pete Withers. Your tally of 100 species is very impressive, testament to the skills of Mr Gibbons I guess. We managed over 50 species, 8 of w...

Thanks for the confirmation Guy,much appreciated.

I've just returned from a four day trip to the French Alps with my good friend Pete Withers. We saw several species of blues including four new ones, Escher's, Glandon, Idas, and this one which we think is Amanda's. Confirmation from one of the experts would be very much appreciated. Blue 1.jpg Blue...

Congratulations Ben, I am one extremely proud dad! Looks like i'm going to have to up my game .

Congratulations to The Annoying Czech too for coming second with his beautiful Swallowtail image, and thank you to the panel for choosing my BVW for the third spot.

Yesterday Ben and I returned to Fenny Compton Tunnel Bank in Warks where we had seen our first male Orange Tip last month. The number of males had increased to 7 and we also found a single female. We also saw our first Green Veined White, Small White, and Red Admiral of the year as well as Peacock (...

A kick about in the sunshine at a local park yesterday morning prompted Ben (my 11yr old son) and I to visit a local butterfly site, Fenny Compton Tunnel Bank in Warks.. We had seen several male Brimestones flitting about in the morning and we were greeted at the site by two males that were patrolli...

Three of my favourite Marbled White images, all taken in June, Firstly an open wing shot from a local site, secondly a female from Bradenham, and lastly a male photographed at Twywell Hills and Dales in Northants.

My favourite Meadow Brown image from 2013 has to be this mating shot taken at Aston Rowan in August. I arrived very early and was searching for roosting blues when i came across this pair low down in the dew covered grass. They seemed to have been joined together all night as they were both soaking ...

I didn't get to see Marsh Fritillary on home soil but luckily I visited Spain in May and June where they were in plentiful supply. I have two favourite images, the first from May and the second from June.

Thanks to some info obtained from MikeOxon i spent a couple of days in July on a hillside at Bradenham where there were dozens of these beautiful butterflies flitting from plant to plant. I took hundreds of photos and below are a selection of my favourites, including an open under wing shot of a pri...

Three of my favourite Adonis Blue images, all second brood males photographed at Swell's Hill near Stroud.

Hi Mark

Those Chalkhill Blue images are stunning, as is the Adder!

Just seen the Silver Spotted Skipper, you must have uploaded it whilst i was typing, what a cracker!

Thank you very much to the judges for choosing my Heath Fritillary image as the winning entry. The image was taken on a mountain track in Southern France during a four day trip last month. Congratulations to the other three placed entries, of which FISHEE's Marsh Fritillary was my favourite, i've ne...

Prees Heath. Well over 1,000 Silver Studded Blues seen at Prees Heath over the weekend including many copulating pairs and freshly emerged individuals , some with ants still in attendance. Silver Studded Blue copy.jpg Silver Studded Blue3.jpg Silver Studded Blues2 copy.jpg Silver Studded Blue4.jpg

Last night i visited Bishop's Hill in Warwickshire in search of roosting Common Blues. The site is most famous for it's thriving Small Blue colony and as i arrived i saw many settling down in the tall grasses. The hill itself was awash with Oxeye Daises and Kidney Vetch and within five minutes i fou...

Last night i visited Bishop's Hill in Warwickshire in search of roosting Common Blues. The site is most famous for it's thriving Small Blue colony and as i arrived i saw many settling down in the tall grasses. The hill itself was awash with Oxeye Daises and Kidney Vetch and within five minutes i fou...

No upperside shots i'm afraid David. I'll check with my mate Pete as he was with me in France.

This beautifully fresh fritillary was photographed in Var, France last week. I'm pretty sure it's Heath but would prefer it to be Provencal as that would be a life tick.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Nigel.

I have three favourite Small Heath images from last year, all taken at different locations.The first was taken at Mill Hill whilst searching for Adonis Blues on May 16th. The second was taken in Spain on June 18th. The Broom bushes were full of Hairstreaks (Spanish Purple, Ilex, and False Ilex) aswe...

I found an abundance of Small Skippers including several copulating pairs at Aston Rowant in late July and took far too many photos, so i have five favourites. The first four images were captured on July 21st whilst the final, and probably my most favourite was taken on July 27th. SmallSkipper.jpg S...