Jersey Tigers abound around us in Blackheath, just up the hill from Lewisham. I had 40 in my moth trap two nights ago!

James

And another in Essex at Walton-on-the-Naze on Monday 21st, 10am. No photograph but the description is very good. Came in off the sea and settled briefly to nectar for 15 seconds before heading inland. Rob A Thanet local had a similar experience at Margate. Except for the settling bit. Hence no phot...

To put on (sort of) record details behind the two possibles in Kent yesterday (news released via Birdguides). Cliffe Pools: I disturbed a Scarce or Large Tortoiseshell which was on the stony entrance track (Pond Hill; leads from Cliffe village to radar pool) just below Allens Hill (the radar). It fl...

This would be an unprecedented UK sighting. Almost! The one-and-only sighting was in Shipbourne, near Sevenoaks in West Kent on 2nd July 1953. Cheers, - Pete Wasn't there also one photographed at Dunge a few summers back, initially id'd as Large but then reid'd from photos? James thanks Pete. hadn'...

Pete Eeles wrote:

David M wrote:This would be an unprecedented UK sighting.

Almost! The one-and-only sighting was in Shipbourne, near Sevenoaks in West Kent on 2nd July 1953.

Cheers,

- Pete

Wasn't there also one photographed at Dunge a few summers back, initially id'd as Large but then reid'd from photos?

James

Birdguides are carrying a report of a Scarce Swallowtail yesterday in a Worcs garden! Anyone know any more?

Purple Emperor today at Borde Hill Gardens, nr Hawywards Heath, Sussex. No idea if this is a known site, but it sure surprised the heck out of me.

James

Hi Does anyone know whether the Cumbria/Lancs High Brown Fritillaries are out yet? And another RFI on whether Mountain Ringlet is out at sites other than Irton Fell, eg Honister. Planning a trip this weekend... cheers James Spent some time up in the Lake District and surrounding area's over the week...

[quote="jasonbirder"]Spent some time up in the Lake District and surrounding area's over the weekend... Good numbers of Mountain Ringlet on Irton Fell...not many out at the first (lower) colony and those at the second colony (further up) all looked a bit "past it" so perhaps I'd ...

As Rosalyn said, each of the nectaring Black Hairstreaks at Monks Wood yesterday evening were on privet. Here's another couple of pix. Thanks to Rosalyn and Jonathan Newman.

cheers

James

As Guy has pointed out, JCL's Abbots Wood PBF is a little 'irregular', but there's absolutely no doubt that it is a PBF (rather than SPBF), based on its markings, both upperside and under. From a historical perspective, SPBF became extinct here in 1983 and in latter years has been restricted to the...

In that last picture, the one in flight looks like a PBF and I don't doubt it is, but it would seem to be aberrant, in that all the pale spots are silvered, as in SPBF. I've never seen one like it. Guy I had the same immediate reaction. It's not just that the 'pearls' have faded, since the outlines...

8-10 PBFs at Abbotts Wood today: all once the sun came out at 9am after none in the previous two hours. Mostly worn males, but one crisp female being courted. Also three Grizzled Skipper.

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