Thank you for the positive feedback. I liked it a lot but wondered how I didn't manage to get the very top of the plant in the photo.

Lovely OT photos!

Thank you Susie for asking - I probably wouldn't have got round to looking it up and thanks Neil for supplying the ID!

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Was just about to post I didn't know what dragonfly but Neil has given us an answer. Did get a picture though.

This afternoon I went to Kithurst Hill. I saw 3 Dukes, 2 Dingy Skippers and a dragonfly. I was going to leave when I met Mark and Susie so decided to stay for a while. Another man kindly pointed out a roosting Brown Argus to us. I stopped at Mill Hill on the way back and found 2 Adonis Blues (I thin...

Fantastic detail for on the wing shots! Wonderful sequence of photos. I like number 6 the best.

At midday today I visited Mill Hill. The weather was cloudy and windy with occasional glimpses of sun. I was looking for the Walls, Small Heaths and Blues. I quickly spotted a Wall flying past which landed. When I tried to take a photo it flew off again and then started chasing a Small Heath! Sadly ...

Lovely photos - I particularly like the Brimstone in flight. Can I ask which settings you used to get the shot? I have the same camera as you.

I went back to Heyshott today following Neil's report of increasing numbers of Dukes. I was surprised to have the place to myself.There were indeed a lot more Dukes. I stayed for about 2 hours and found 15 Duke of Burgundys, 4 Brimstones, 1 Green-Veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Grizzled Skipper,1 Ora...

Excellent news Neil ! I am very tempted to go back and have a look at the abundance of Dukes.

This evening I went to Mill Hill to try and get some roosting Dingy Skipper photos, having admired others on this website. I had tried to look for roosting butterflies on Friday afternoon at Kithurst Meadow but found only a Pretty Chalk Carpet Moth and 3 spiders. This evening was much more successfu...

Lovely Brimstone on cowslip photo! I find it very hard to find them sitting still long enough for a photo

I really like the roosting Dingy shot!

Today on the Downs I found 3 Small Coppers, 4 Dingy Skippers, 3 Grizzled Skippers, 2 Brown Arguses and 2 Green Hairstreaks. I then went to Pulborough Brooks and saw newts in the pond. I quickly stopped at Kithurst Hill and found 3 Dingy Skippers, 3 Brimstones 2 Duke of Burgundys and one Green-Veined...

Thank you Nick. I live in Sussex and we are very lucky here to have so many species. Equally lucky to have helpful local enthusiasts and experts.

Thank you Pauline - the Small Copper was thanks to Mud-puddling.
Thanks Neil, I didn't notice it was a Duchess at the time but thought the abdomen looked a bit fatter when looking at the photos. Duchess was at Heyshott yesterday.

Not the best photo but can anyone tell me if this is a Duke or a Duchess?

On the way to Heyshott the sun began to shine and I stopped at the meadow at Kithurst where I saw 3 Dingy Skippers, 3 Brimstones, 3 definite and possible 4 Duke of Burgundys, one Green-Veined White and one Orange-Tip. I then went on to Heyshott and saw plenty of Duke of Burgundys and Dingy Skippers,...

I really like the raindrops in the first orange-tip image- excellent photo!