Thanks, Pauline, I'm glad you smiled :D as you know just how frustrating it is :lol: Thanks ,Trevor, it's sad how things have changed in just ten years :shock: Thanks, Dave, yes it's difficult to hold back with the shots, when there are so many WLH :) Thanks,Wurzel, it was nice to see them at close ...

Thanks, Wurzel, I hope so too :) White-letter Hairstreaks We finally decided to make the long trek around the M25 to (hopefully) see some White-letter Hairstreaks up close and personal, for the first time ever. On arrival at Hadleigh the wind was much stonger than the forecast 20mph, it was not much...

Great to see the early Marsh Fritillaries from Martin Down, Wurzel a site I've yet to visit

Mike

I’m sure they are just the vanguard, Wurzel :) and that we have a real treat in store for us at a later date :D Thanks, Dave, glad you like the SSB, she was rather stunning, I’ve never seen one quite as good as her before :shock: I can’t wait, David, bring on those Painted Ladies :D and yes that’s v...

Lovely shots of the Brimstone emergence, Pauline great to see. And you got the White Admiral too

Mike

Some lovely images in your diary recently, Bugboy From the UK Swallowtails, through the Heath Fritillaries, 'mainland' Glanvilles and those stunning Black Hairstreaks

Nice White-letter Hairstreaks, Trevor, and it's nice to see some White Admirals starting to show It can't be long now before 'his nibs' puts in an appearance

Mike

Just doing some catching up on your diary, Dave, you've certainly done some travelling around

Fantastic Swallowtails and Heath Fritillaries, among many others Hard to believe that it's five years since we visited Strumpshaw Fen

Mike.

Lovely series of shots of the White-letter Hairstreaks, Pauline a butterfly that I've yet to see at close quarters!

Mike.

Thanks, Wurzel, Bugboy and David :) I finally got to see some painted ladies, I didn't go looking but took my camera, just in case, and it paid off. There were perhaps half a dozen, with most if not all being females. P1030727Resize.JPG P1030755Resize.JPG P1030714Resize.JPG They appeared quite faded...

Well done seeing your first Ringlets of the season, Trevor And also the fabulous shots of the Swallowtails, Black Hairstreaks, Heath Fritillaries and Silver-studded Blues, which have featured in your diary recently

Mike.

Our local SSB site - 21st June. Although this appears to be a late site for SSB emergence, in 2018 we saw our first (a male) SSB at this site on 8th June. A later visit on 15th June, and we found that numbers were building nicely at 30+. This year we visited on 10th June and drew a blank. On 17th w...

Considering the challenging conditions, Pauline, those Purple Hairstreak shots look pretty good to me Lovely job. That first one certainly could be classified as a hairystreak

Mike

These are final instar larvae.

Thanks, Dave, Pauline, Wurzel, Goldie, David and Bugboy, for your comments :) First shot, shows the Wrecclesham main site as it is now, taken from the bridge. P1030700Resize.JPG A few shots of the twelve Orange-tip larvae we rescued from a footpath which was already being strimmed. Although we have ...

Really good to see, Pauline, great shots of the mating pair I had a feeling that the females were yet to emerge. Good news for the future, as you say

Mike.

Lovely Wood White sequence, Pauline. Our experience of their roosting behavour is as everyone else, they roost communally low down next to the paths. We've encountered people with nets on a few occasions, and none when challenged gave a convincing answer. We found a bloke with a net at the Straits, ...

Thanks, Goldie, I hope you get to see some Adonis Blues soon :D They are quite dark, David, not sure if it's normal for that site, Wurzel would possibly know! Thanks Wurzel :D :wink: yes we tried both sides, not so many on the normal side, but I saw the ab. there :) We visited Wrecclesham last Sunda...

Lovely shots of the Glanvilles, pauline and the mating Brown Argus

Mike.

Thanks, David, Wurzel, Kev and Pauline :) Today we decided to venture further afield, so crossed over into Wiltshire, in search of some Marsh Fritillaries. We chose to visit today due to the predicted weather forecast, which turned out to be totally wrong as usual. Instead of the calm, beautifully p...