Great stuff Dave, glad you made it over here for the Wall Browns, they are not easy especially when the weather is warm!

ATB

James

In Autumns pale light. I managed to pop out for a wonder on the downs close to home last Sunday afternoon where I hoped to find some fresh Commas and Red Admirals. It was quite warm with a weak sun failing to penetrate the thick haze, initially things looked rather bleak, a once great place for 3rd...

Very nice Coppers, James - as Wurzel says, they brighten the day! :) There are a few around at the moment - including a a handful at Mill Hill today. Dave Thanks very much Dave, as I just commented in your diary - I hope you caught up with some Wall Browns today. Yes indeed Small Coppers never fail...

Any luck with the Wall Browns today Dave? It was a bit windy today but I saw a few not far from home.

Coppers are great aren't Rex, just as things are waning they pop up and brighten the day :D Fine couple their, especially the first which is really well marked :D Have a goodun Wurzel They certainly are Wurzel, Small Coppers Have been struggling down this way over the past few years, thankfully the...

Just caught up with your set of Walls, James. A lovely selection with a couple of cracking underside shots. :) It's a shame I couldn't get down there too - it sounds like a good time was had by all. :) Maybe Sunday... Dave Thank you Dave :D you should be fine for tomorrow if you're still thinking o...

"It was a strange affair; you’d queue, then take your shots and then join the back of the queue"

Ah yes queueing up for Brown Hairstreaks, I've spent many an hour doing that at Steyning. Only for it to fly off just when it was my turn!

Well done with the female Wall, James. I'll be back at H&O on Friday !. Glad that Bugboy had a worthwhile trip. All the best, Trevor. Thank you Trevor, I hope you have a good day tomorrow the weather looks very nice. Bugboy and I had a really enjoyable day. Plenty of butterflies about so it was...

I'm really pleased you had a good day over here Paul, Wall Browns can be hard work (especially in warm weather) but the challenge makes it all the more fun - well in my opinion anyway! I'm delighted you got that side shot you wanted - I didn't think it was over exposed. :D It was really nice of Bob ...

I would love to see these amazing early stages published in a reference book Pete. Your photography is first class and gives such a fascinating insight into the life cycle of our resident butterflies. If it ever happens I'll be one of the first in line to purchase a copy. It's wonderful to see this ...

Hi Gary, the long hours you put in on your transect have seriously paid off! Looks like you've had a great year, you have taken loads of terrific photos and with only a couple of days a week to do all this in! I've only ever seen about 3 Small Copper ab's so to find as many as you have during this y...

Lovely Walls but they kinda got overshadowed by the Baird's - what a cracking wader :D :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Have a goodun Wurzel Cheers Wurzel, it was a cracking little bird and a real long distance traveller! The call of the Wall. Although I enjoyed watching the antics of some 3rd brood male Wall l...

I keep hearing about (and seeing pictures from) that place from you Trevor and Badger but I've never explored myself. I have loosely pencilled in a visit this coming weekend but the weather looks decidedly iffy at the moment, so if that fails perhaps next week. As luck would have it I have 3 days o...

Lovely Walls James, were they at High & Over? Thank you Paul :D indeed they were, with better weather forecast for next week I'm hoping there's more to come. I keep hearing about (and seeing pictures from) that place from you Trevor and Badger but I've never explored myself. I have loosely penc...

Fresh Small Coppers are without doubt one of the jewels in early autumns crown. Hopefully we'll see a bumper 3rd brood as they seem to have had a very good year. At least around these parts. Lovely photos btw.

Great set of photos James, we don't see many Wall's round here so when we do it's fantastic, but they're always so quick, your Wall's looked to have posed for you. :lol: Goldie :D Hello Goldie, they are without doubt one of the trickiest butterflies to photograph. So sensitive to both noise and mov...

bugboy wrote:Lovely Walls James, were they at High & Over?

Thank you Paul indeed they were, with better weather forecast for next week I'm hoping there's more to come.

That's a mightily impressive cricket, James, and the wasp spiders are amazing too. I usually see quite a few of the latter in my neck of the woods so I will keep a sharp eye out for them over the next few weeks. Thank you David, Yes I was delighted to see one at last and to get a few photos of one ...

That's an impressive insect, James. It would be great to come across one of those. :) The spider is a magnificent beastie too - are they spreading? I found one locally for the first time round here this year and it was huge. Great shots of the QoS too - definitely the same two as I saw on Friday. T...

You're bringing back some lovely memories of our family holidays in Cornwall there Neil, it's been a very long time since I was last there. Great images as usual. Now that you're heading off to Dorset you'll be stirring up even more great memories, I lived there for several years during the 90s. Loo...