Good collection of photos. I have only been once to see them and they were very amenable. I particularly like your habitat shots

I remember the log!

Thanks Trevor, I was hoping for one like your Chalkhill open wing duo a spectacular shot. I nearly didn’t post my second Chalkhill as a bit blurry . It was a case of the butterfly was still but the flower wasn’t! Thanks Wurzel. I am a bit wimpy when it comes to cows. I am sure some others would have...

This morning I got up early to go to Chantry Hill early but on my arrival there were cows standing right by the gate one very close and parallel so I decided to drive to Kithurst rather than trying to move the cows. At Kithurst it was windy so a lot of photos are a bit soft focus but it was enjoyabl...

Wonderful. I didn’t make it out looking for Emperors this year so

Glad you saw a HBHM egg!

From me too for the purple pair.

Interesting , I have never seen a Holly Blue on a bird dropping but it must be getting some nutrients

Thank you Pauline, I took plenty that weren’t in focus.

Lovely trio - getting out early paid off!

Glorious Marbled Whites. 2 hours does seem like a long time.

A :mrgreen: for your Northern Brown Argus, never seen one. And all those Ringlet ab's. Best of all is that lovely fresh Small Tortoiseshell. Although I have seen a few elsewhere, I've only seen three in East Sussex so far this year! Trevor. Thanks Trevor, Quite a bonus having them on site at the ho...

Love the Northern Brown Argus - no doubting that identification is there :shock: :lol: You're right about the first set of abs being arete and I think the one with the extra spots might count as ab.marpurgensis? :? Have a goodun Wurzel Thanks Wuzsel - the arete is moe of a Ringless than Ringlet. Th...

Great shots of the SSB

Other garden butterflies seen were Speckled Woods - 2 or 3 , Meadow Browns a few, one Comma, 2 Red Admirals , 2 or 3 Green -Veined Whites visited regularly but the surprise was a Northern Brown Argus I found which was there one day , I am pretty sure i saw it flying a second day and then it disappea...

I had a recent trip to the Cairngorms. The house we were staying in luckily had various butterflies in the garden and surroundings and several beds of nettles in. My sister found a Red Admiral Caterpillar and we found some peacock caterpillars. I was hopeful i would find a pupa but it was not to be....

Mint condition - good work Trevor!

Intrigued about your remark re the skipper.
Thanks for posting the longhorn beetles by co- incidence I got the FSC fold out guide last week.

Unusually for me I prefer the Goldfinch shot to the Hairstreak! Very pretty. Any sign of Purple Hairstreaks?

At Iping on Sunday a Poplar Leaf Beetle