I had the pleasure of an hours' walk around the Butterfly Conservation reserve at Park Corner Heath in East Sussex this morning and was lucky enough to see around 8 or so Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries whizzing about. Fortunately for me,this one stopped off just long enough for a photograph P1010...

I made a brief stop at Lydden NR where I saw around ten Adonis Blues at the bottom of the hill: P1010299.JPG Together with several Small Heaths. I then had a walk along Folkestone Warren: P1010338.JPG Where there were more Adonis Blues P1010312.JPG And three Small Blues P1010320.JPG P1010329.JPG I l...

Glorious weather today so I went to Wye Nature Reserve on the North Downs: P1010280.JPG I've struggled to find Green Hairstreaks this year, so asked Dave Brown for some guidance and as a result of his advice I managed to find three this morning : P1010243.JPG P1010260.JPG Many thanks Dave! I also sa...

I nipped over to Denge Wood for another audience with The Duke this afternoon: P1010200.JPG Five of His Royal Dukeness ( ? ) were seen,including two engaged in fisticuffs over the Lady Orchids. P1010222.JPG I also bumped into a couple of fellow Aurelians who had just seen a Green Hairstreak which wa...

I went down to Folkestone Warren this morning and was delighted to see lots of Wall whizzing about of which this is one: P1010191.JPG There were lots of Dingy Skippers, a few Small Coppers and a Small White. This chap popped his head up too P1000933.JPG I'm not sure what it is but I think it's a Dol...

I'm posting this to the familiar sound of rain pattering against the window, so this morning ,when the sun was shining, seems a long time ago : but as it was warm I nipped over to Samphire Hoe,near Dover. It's a fascinating place with plenty to see including Early Spider Orchids in large numbers. I ...

Good weather at last: I took a trip to Botany Bay and managed to catch up with Wood White P1010100.JPG Also Green veined Whites,Speckled Woods,Holly Blues and Dingy Skippers Then to Rewell Wood where I was delighted to find Pearl bordered Fritillaries ( about 10 in all ) P1010126.JPG as well as Griz...

Some Sunshine at last! I saw two Small Whites and a single Orange Tip on my walk with the dog and then duly encouraged, I went up to Wye Downs Nature Reserve and just before more rain blew in I found this friendly Dingy Skipper : P1010077.JPG I'd so wished to go PBF hunting at Abbot's Wood in East S...

At Denge Wood this afternoon in warm sunshine I found three Dukes Several Brimstones,Small Whites, a Larger White, many male Orange Tips and a single female Orange Tip A great end to my butterflying April!

After two days of rain the sun came shining through this afternoon and within minutes there were Small Whites, a Green veined White and this Holly Blue in my garden

Popped down to Dungeness and was delighted to see lots of Small Coppers And I found a single Grizzled Skipper too While on my local patch I saw one Green veined White, about 8 Small Whites, five male Orange Tips and a Peacock

I wonder if anyone can help me answer a question that has popped up in my mind about Holly Blues? Are they communal, territorial or wandering free spirits or some other combination? I only ask because year after year I see them in my garden ( or rather not " them " because I only see singl...

Rather chilly down here in Kent today but during a sunny spell I saw four male Orange Tips,including this one soaking up the sun :

I came across this male Orange Tip this morning settled on a nettle waiting for the sun to come out from behind the clouds :

Early finish at work, so took the dog out and we found our first Green-veined White of the year: Also saw a male Orange Tip and two Small Whites. Back home, the Holly Blue I saw on Good Friday was still bimbling about in the garden together with a Speckled Wood.

Sunny and fairly warm here in Ashford,Kent today : A Holly Blue spent the afternoon flitting around in my garden ( my first of the year ) and this morning I saw a Speckled Wood, an Orange Tip and six Small Whites while walking the dog.

Sunny Folkestone today at The Warren and I saw a Speckled Wood, four Small Tortoiseshells, eight Small Whites, a Peacock and three male Orange Tips. Also a Grey Seal close to the shore.

No butterflies for me yesterday but this morning the sun came out and I saw my first Orange-tip of the year:

Glorious weather again down here in Kent which brought out a few butterflies on my afternoon walk with the dog : 4 Small Tortoiseshells, 6 Small Whites, a Comma and three Peacocks speeding across the field ( looking very much like a female being courted by two hopefuls ).

It's T-Shirt weather down here in Ashford,Kent and on a short walk with my dog I saw two Peacocks, a Comma, a Small Tortoiseshell and my first Small White of the year. It's reminding me of 2011's Spring Heat-Wave!