And my Duke

Orange tip female border rs.jpg Well i stayed at Noar Hill until about 1730 and there were still a few Dukes and Dingys flying at that time.Just after you left i returned to the area where we saw the first Dingy and there were about 4 Dukes and 3 Skippers chasing each other around.i had to tread ve...

Two of my favourite things...vans and butterflies.Is that weird?

rob

Thank you all for the expert advice.i think ill park at the Reach end and walk down towards the National Stud.Im not going till mid may and then hopefully the weather will have sorted itself out.Ill let you all know how i get on.

many thanks again for taking the time to help me
cheers

rob

Thank you very much phil.just the sort of info that i wanted.both these species will be a first for me
unless of course i see them before i go.
cheers

rob

Hi Seth and Sami. congratulations to you both for your engagement and forthcoming wedding.a journey that will doubtless be easier than the epic trek that you plan on undertaking to kick start the union.i wish you both the best of luck. Have done the wedding thing(nuff said) but the LEJOG is somethin...

Hi all.
Im going up to suffolk,mid may, for a week, and i thought id check out Devils ditch,near Newmarket.Does anyone have any useful info on this site please.
im hoping to see Green Hairstreak and Dingy skipper.
Many thanks in advance.

cheers
rob

My first ever Orange tips today in Woodley,Berks. ive been looking forward to seeing them ever since my interest started back in the summer last year.Such a beautiful butterfly that has established itself near the top of my "favourite butterfly seen so far" list.A later visit to the millen...

Decided to check out my (very)local patch for the first time since moving house.The Millennium Arboretum in Wokingham is less than a mile from where i live so i walked down there to see if i could find any early Orange Tips.No success on that front but i was greeted onto the site by a solitary Holly...

Im hoping to make it there too so please include me in the numbers for the food.Thats the main reason im coming...for the food..not the conversation or the lovely people ill meet....just the food you understand :wink: if anyone needs a lift from the station to the pub,obviously not during meal times...

Rosalyn wrote:

Lee Hurrell wrote:Looks like you got it, Rob!

Looks like I have it too

its catching!!

Lee Hurrell wrote:No problem, Rob!

thanks lee ur a star.

cheers
rob

Thanks Pete,and thanks Susie, for the pm.

RobS (returning to corner of room and replacing dunces hat on head)

oops,...maybe someone would be kind enough to pm me and tell me how to "quote" properly.
thanks ,
rob

That's one hell of a photo, RobS![/quote]

thanks susie.the purples have been a lot kinder to me than the browns.

cheers
rob

sorry lee im just trying to work out how to quote someone before doing it in the main forum and your post just happened to be the one i chose.i think iv figured it out now

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This was taken on my very first butterflying trip 2 months ago and i had absolutely no idea what it was.It was one of the first pictures i took when i arrived at the site,which was otherwise swarming with meadow browns and ringlets.People who i saw later in the day were very excited and made me expl...

Thursday 1st turned up my first Painted Lady..and apparently the first for Noar Hill reserve this year.