Hi all, Today I visited a small disused quarry site a few miles from my hometown.......weather, well , a steel grey sky..ring any bells. Meadow Brown and Ringlet were the only Butterflies willing to risk it. 4 long hours of nothing....when suddenly, by a flash I was blinded.........a bright light in...

Hi Shirley, A blink of sunshine just to tease us, and tempt us into, what we usually find is a ,false sense of security....however brief these summery interludes are, we will take them, we have no choice. I guess the butterflies are as used to this as us. You have some beautiful photos of some crack...

Hi all, Cheers Pete, took this photo with my old compact Nikon 8800, there were so many Painted Lady in 2006 you honestly could not fail. Thanks for reply roundwood123, I would love to visit Pembrokeshire one day, it sounds like a great area. Gruditch !!!! :D ..Incredible stuff....just what the doct...

Thankyou guys...it does seem like a stark Painted lady year. I am always hoping for the weather to improve Deano, I know you have had your fair share of rain down there...surely it can only get better. Pete, thats a cracking photo....on Lavender too, that is the way it was in 2006 here, 2 Painted la...

Hi all, I am wondering if anyone out there has seen and photographed any Painted Lady this year, I would love to see some photos from anyone who has been lucky enough to do so. I have Painted Lady withdrawal , none at all here. :( Its 11oC here ,and raining, and a howling northerley has chased the b...

Hi Antonym, I must say, I have very much enjoyed following this post the past few days. The advice you have been given is sound. However, I do know that when I first thought about upgrading to SLR from compact, it was very difficult decision to make. I personally used a Fuji 602, then my last compac...

Hi Gruditch,
Try here, http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/s ... watch.html
you are right its not too well signposted.
Cheers IAC.

Hi Chassyp, Im thinking Mountain Ringlet !!
Cheers IAC.

Hi all, I would love to say that I have seen the first ever Scottish Purple Emperor........but thats just not gonna happen, a highly fantastic photograph Sussex Kipper, summer is here :D I will have to settle for 2 male, Small "crumbs" Skippers. They are though, as highly prized a sighting...

Scottish Small Skip...4th July... Canon450d Sigma 105mm.

I visted Burnmouth SSSI today to see if I would be lucky enough to see some NBA.....they turned out to be numerous..16+....however, already beginning to show some serious signs of raggedy edges. Also Grayling in small numbers, but in tip top condition. The past 2 days have been the best, weatherwise...

Finally found some Common Blues....its a real struggle.
Cheers IAC.

It has been 3, maybe 4 weeks since I last updated SES news, and for a very good reason. WE HAVE NO BUTTERFLIES :cry: Early in the month I waved goodbye to the thorougly entertaining and allways dependable Orange Tips. They retired a little early this year,however they did very well, and did not seem...

Hi Dave.....maybe it is (Archips Podana)......Large Fruit Tree Tortrix.......http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=157

Cheers IAC.

A very wet specimen , holding on ......just. Canon 450d 105mm Sigma...IAC.

Hi Dave still no clue.......try this...http://syrphidae.com/


Cheers IAC ,.........GOOD LUCK!!!

In reply to Sussex Kipper......the Small Blues here are very rare, yet very normal, no real size differential to report. This is a very isolated colony indeed...thought to be extinct in the Berwickshire region. Like with Eccles last year being alerted to a small colony at the Odddown Park and ride, ...

Today I visited my favourite coastal spot just north of the English Border, South of Eyemouth. Last year while I was here I was lucky enough to find my very first Small Blues. I had no idea how rare these little critters had become in this Scottish South East corner.I was advised at the time to cont...

Hi Rodger, it is a Privet Sawfly (Macrophya punctumalbum)...http://www.gardensafari.net/english/pic ... malbum.htm IAC.

Its me again.....found some more info .Gymnosoma Rotundatum.......very certain of this. ...............Google it for pic.
Cheers again IAC.