Third attempt today to find the PBFs at Rewell Wood, and successful at last! I saw 4 PBFs , one Brimstone, a Speckled Wood and two whites which weren't stopping for an ID. Some of the PBFs I found were showing signs of wear and tear.

Beautiful photo Susie!

Thank you William and David. I still get excited when a butterfly lands on my backpack.

Today was a good day. I went to Heyshott to look for the Duke of Burgundys. I met Susie there and later Neil. I found 2 myself, one of which was particularly easy to photograph, so much so I even had time to play with the camera and find how to adjust the aperture on the pictures. I also went for a ...

Arundel WWT is well worth a visit if you want to see water voles. I think they released them onto the reserve some years ago and have fences to protect the birds and voles. I see one approx 50% of the times I go. They can be seen anywhere but the boat ride and reed bed walks are the best bets.

This morning we went to Rewell Wood. We didn't see any PBFs, but did see one Speckled Wood, one rather ghostly looking moth and a Green Tiger Beetle. We then went to Arundel WWT where the highlight was seeing 3 Water Voles.

Very impressive Green Hairstreak count and array of photos!

Today me and my sister, who is visiting for a couple of days, went to Mill Hill early. We saw several Grizzled and Dingy Skippers one Green Hairstreak and one Small Tortoiseshell. We left just as butterfly activity was increasing as we thought we would try our luck looking for the Dukes at Heyshott....

Beautiful photos - especially the Green Hairstreak!

Another photo of the Green Hairstreak

Amazing photos of the emerging Osmund!

Thank you! Just a shame the antennae weren't pointing up. When are you going to put us of our misery waiting for news re the pupa William? A boy or a girl OT?

Lovely photo!

Today I saw my first Green Hairstreaks of the year up on the Downs.

Thank you! It is definitely kicking off now and harder to choose where to go looking for butterflies.

David M wrote:Aaah!! Holly Blue.

You're making me jealous.

If it makes you feel better the Holly Blues weren't being helpful at all. They kept flying where I couldn't reach them and I pretty much had to stand in brambles to get the photo!

Today following other reports of sightings I went to Mill Hill and saw at least 2 Grizzled Skippers and at least one Dingy Skipper and 2 Peacocks.

Today I went to Malling Down early and mainly stayed in the lane. I saw 2 Holly Blues (my first of the year), 2 Orange Tips, 2 Brimstones, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 1 Peacock, 1 Speckled Wood and my first damselfly of the year. I then went to Pulborough Brooks and saw a Bank Vole.

Thank you! Camera is a Sony SLT-A77. The lens is a Sony 2.8/100 macro (the only macro lens in the shop which would fit). I don't know much about photography so I leave it on auto all the time. The detail is good but it does seem to be noisy compared to other peoples cameras which can disturb the bu...

Thank you! Camera is a Sony SLT-A77. The lens is a Sony 2.8/100 macro (the only macro lens in the shop which would fit). I don't know much about photography so I leave it on auto all the time. The detail is good but it does seem to be noisy compared to other peoples cameras which can disturb the but...