Today I had the opportunity to do a Copper Watch at Dungeness Most males are battle scarred IMG_7834.JPG But some are still in fine condition IMG_7832.JPG IMG_7842.JPG IMG_7844.JPG IMG_7848.JPG I sat down beside this male IMG_7858.JPG And watched him. It wasn't long before he began performing the my...

No complaints about the weather today: it was warm, bright and sunny at Dungeness IMG_7723.JPG And it is still a case of "All Things Bright and Coppery" IMG_7733.JPG IMG_7752.JPG My patent Copper-O-Meter detected 29 of the little darlings today IMG_7718.JPG So there's still life in the fir...

Thanks Guy, much appreciated

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Hoggers

Hi guys, I'm lucky to live fairly close to Dungeness where there's a thriving colony of Small Coppers. I don't know of any other location that can match Dungeness for Coppers! We've had some very butterfly unfriendly weather recently with dull conditions and some torrential rain. My last few visits ...

Thanks for the ID on the ab extensa, Mark, much appreciated. Hi Goldie,I'm keeping everything crossed for you! She was a real stunner, William, she almost glowed (not that I'm holding the nuclear power station responsible for her condition!) Anyone who invents a portable gadget that can get rid of c...

Cheers Pete, I agree. Any idea if it has a name?

I went down to Dungeness this morning. It was cloudy and spitting rain almost all of the time. On occasions the cloud would lighten enough for the sun to make itself felt but even then it continued to spit, sometimes to rain fairly heavily. Given the fact that for most of my visit it did not stop ra...

Radiata found today at Dungeness by the reserve warden David Walker Wow!!

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And here's the radiata found by David Walker at Dungeness today!

As a post script to my last entry - I've just received and email from David Walker - he found a radiata at Dungeness today!

He'll have Small Copperitis for the rest of his life!

Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. I hope the Copper season gets started for you soon, Neil! An unexpected day off work. The sun was shining so I took myself down to Dungeness for a Copper Hunt! IMG_7279.JPG I'm not complaining of course: there are good numbers of Small Coppers to be seen at...

Hi Goldie, sorry you missed one yesterday! Some Coppers can be very unsociable! Much better today at Dungeness than yesterday: it was warmer, and I bumped into our own AllanW, who had been on an early morning Copper and rare flower hunt! I didn't manage to find the unusual Copper that you mentioned,...

Beautiful !

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Hoggers

What a magnificent display the Hawthorns are putting on this year! I've really noticed them, lining the roadsides as I drive to work, or as today, down to Dungeness. Absolutely beautiful. I must get one for my garden! It was like November at Dungeness when I arrived this morning:thick cloud and a bi...

Thanks Goldie, I hope you get some Coppers soon. I'm lucky in having Dungeness close to home. They have a seven month season down here ( although numbers vary month to month ) so plenty of opportunities to see them. Hi David - I use a Skyris camera ( Google them ) which fits into the eyepiece of my ...

Excellent Guy, congratulations!

Makes a change from chasing Small Coppers!

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Just home in time to beat the weather and get a photo of Mercury crossing the face of the Sun (Mercury is the tiny black dot at 10 o'clock )

I've added colour to this image And here's a close up Thick cloud and raining now!

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I fear the problem is my end, Guy. I may have to invest in a new laptop! An old school friend visited me today. He's from Norfolk and the Orkney Isles ( he gets about! ) What better treat for him than a trip to Dungeness and a session with the Small Coppers? IMG_6809.JPG IMG_6811.JPG Boy but it was ...

Hi David and Goldie, thanks for that - the variation is a constant delight and fascination for me. On another subject, I keep losing my draft entries - I will get part way when it's all lost and I'm asked to Log On as if I hadn't already been Logged On ! I've tried to get round this by quickly posti...

Hi Jack, I'm just lucky to live so close to Dungeness, the Small Copper Capital of the UK! I counted 48 this morning and some were real crackers IMG_6678.JPG IMG_6687.JPG IMG_6758.JPG IMG_6762.JPG One had an orange tint to the hind wings IMG_6772.JPG IMG_6774.JPG But the Star Copper of the Day for m...