A very precious find in the Valazina, David a form we've yet to see.

You did really well with the Emperors at Chiddingfold, Dave, considering that it was a bad year for them. Shame the really purple one was on a 'shish Kebab' someone had left behind

Great stuff recently, Trevor Fantastic BH at SB and loads of Small Torts at Herstmonceux

Thanks, Trevor, should have added this shot, looking back to where we parked our car, just below and to the left of the first pylon.

Thanks, Trevor, yes could have been the UK :) Perhaps QoS will be UK resident in the future :wink: :) Light traffic is the norm, Neil, but the French do love their tailgating :D :lol: It's a fantastic site, Wurzel, one of the best i've visited :D We do have a gite attached to our house :) for post C...

Morning, Pauline. Lovely shots in your PD recently, as always :) Lovely Brown Hairstreak, shame it wasn't from Noar though! The Silver-spotted Skipper female is a beaut and lots of great early stages, plenty there for all tastes. The management at Noar Hill has always seemed a bit iffy to me, they s...

Thanks Wurzel, David and Bugboy :) Certainly no regrets as regards those beauties, David :) Yes just a small strip of water, and more species, but they do take a bit of finding :shock: (apart from in our garden :lol: ), Bugboy :) Friday 16th July We set off today taking another easy drive of about a...

It's great that you finally found your Gavarnie Blue, Roger, having missed it on your previous visits. We took our photos of this butterfly on 14-07-18, probably at the same spot as you and Medard did. I remember that path around the lake with it's big drops to one side, not good for anyone sufferin...

Nice stuff as always, Wurzel It's not good to read about the sad decline of Pearl and particularly Small Pearls at Bentley Wood We had some lovely trips there and were always lucky to find plenty of each

Another thumbs up from me, Dave, to your Marbled White egg laying shot plus the great SW Frit and White Admiral shots Hopefully they went some way to making up for the lack of HIM at Chiddingfold

It's great that you take your neighbour out to such wonderful natural places, David, she must be very pleased

Cheers, Trevor, France is full of surprises :D During the last week, six of the second brood Swallowtails that we have been 'looking after', emerged after a short pupal stage. P1060584Resize.JPG P1060600Resize.JPG P1060656Resize.JPG P1060663Resize.JPG P1060610Resize.JPG P1060660Resize.JPG P1060659Re...

Great shots of the female and male SW Frits at Chiddingfold, Trevor Reading between the lines it didn't seem to be the best year for PE's in Surrey.

I hope that things are better in 2022

Thanks, Pauline, yes I know folks travel at least to Portland to see LT. Thanks, Wurzel, for your comments regarding ' common or garden' butterflies, LT in particular :) This Large Tortoiseshell was so meaningful to us that she deserves to float to the top :) P1380406Resize.JPG There's more reports ...

It's great that you got that Brimstone emerging, Pauline, great images too Glad that he made it and was not parasitised

It's been a good three days butterfly wise here in our garden, between the thundery showers. Firstly we've seen some very fresh Painted Ladies.. P1380234Resize.JPG P1380250Resize.JPG Also some lovely Clouded Yellows, mainly nectaring on Knapweed.. P1380279Resize.JPG P1380285Resize.JPG And today a lo...

Nice shots, especially the Purple Emperor on the ground It's a shame that people are so unthinking, they could have waited until you got your shots

Lovely shots as always, Pauline just catching up on your diary btw There's always been %£seholes out there, and always will be we've bumped into a few in our time

It's enjoyable following your Spanish trip, Padfield It will be great when and if international travel becomes easier for us all.

A fantastic audience with HIM (and others), at Savernake, David. Great posts and photos all the way through Am also enjoying you Spanish visit reports, some great species there