Still early days in the GS season here - only 3 or 4 seen this morning at Over, along with Orange-tip, GV White, Peacock..... ...and Common Carpet and a few Lattice Heath moths just to confound!

David M wrote:Great to learn that Dingies are out. Tomorrow could be a highly productive day assuming most of the membership of this site takes advantage of the excellent weather forecast.

David M wrote:Anybody intending to visit the coast tomorrow should be on the lookout, as this afternoon at Crymlyn Burrows, on the Swansea coast, I saw four Painted Ladies..

My sister rang me excitedly on Thursday evening to tell me she had seen her first PL of the year on the Cornwall Coast at Zennor...

Trev Sawyer wrote:Enjoy your bike ride tomorrow Nick - I've just been on another flying visit and found a couple
Trev

Thanks; an early start I reckon

Peerless day again! Out locally to see what was around early this morning...lots of Holly Blue (including some females), a few Large & GVW and several Speckled Wood. HB_f_1_low_MRC_05_May_2013.jpg HB_m_1_low_MRC_05_May_2013.jpg HB_m_2_low_MRC_05_May_2013.jpg Sp_W_1_low_MRC_05_May_2013.jpg LW_1_l...

I've been to Over 4 times over the past couple of weeks Nick, but as of this afternoon, still no Grizzlies seen. Surely they will appear there over the next few days :? Trev I thought I would have heard from you if they were out... :wink: But emerging elsewhere and the Cutting is usually one of the...

Rosalyn wrote:A single Grizzled Skipper. Monks Wood fields Cambs. Rain, hail and lots more rain

Nice one - good to see them out.......
(I'm going to miss tomorrow - but will go to Over on Monday.....)
Have fun

A Green Hairstreak from our Branch walk today on the Fleam Dyke. A good day with 7 people, 5 of whom had not seen GH before - they have now :) We saw at least 10 GH, with at least 3 sparing pairs of males, along with Brimstones, Orange-tip, GV White, Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma ...

Yes - everything coming out now. This morning I saw several Holly Blue, Large and Small White and 3 Speckled Wood, after seeing my first yesterday. Hopefully, we will see our target species this weekend on our Branch outings for Green Hairstreak and Grizzled Skipper: http://www.cambs-essex-butterfli...

Jack Harrison wrote:Mull, 1st May

Need some help witht he i/d of this butterfly seen in Glen Aros. http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac85 ... 72dcef.jpg

Jack

Boloria metallica perhaps?

Yes, it seems like GH day, as I saw over a dozen in a few hundred metres along the bottom of the Devil's Dyke this morning...

My first two male Orange-tips today, the only two butterflies I saw on a walk along the river from the centre of Cambridge. OT_m_1_low_Cambridge_30_April_2013.jpg Worryingly few butterflies around, even with the slightly cooler conditions; I have had only a few days when Large and Small White were s...

Certainly Baton Blue

Nice one; still waiting here ...
N

I tell a lie - a single Speckled Wood seen in Essex on 20th April
Still none reported in Cambs...

Still waiting for Speckled Wood over here, David.
Temperatures have been quite low apart from the few warm days this week.
I keep looking.....can't be long now. ....

Female Holly Blue this morning....best I could get...

Holly Blue out all over the country yesterday, it seems.....
Here's a male from this morning....

Hooray! First of the year - a Green Hairstreak on the Fleam Dyke today, one of 3 seen, with 4 Peacock and an ST :D GH_1_FD_22_April_2013.jpg Spring has officially started! N Well done Nick !! Lovely pic of the Green Hairstreak. Still waiting for the Orange Tips... 8) ...in the usual place too, Char...