Today I saw my first orange tips, commas, green veined white and speckled wood of the year.

Today I went to Pulborough Brooks. No butterflies but I saw 4 Avocets and my first Swallow of the year.

Yesterday I went to Mill Hill and saw Small Tortoiseshells, Peacocks and a single Brimstone but no sign of the Grizzled Skipper. I also saw the back of a grass snake disappearing into the undergrowth. I found a brown moth which someone kindly identified for me on ispot as a Straw-barred Pearl (pyrau...

Today I went early to Pulborough Brooks and saw one peacock. Then on to Rackham Woods where I saw my first red admiral of the year,one small tortoiseshell, two Brimstones and at least 2 peacocks. The onwards to Mill Hill where they are now grazing cattle. It had clouded over by the time I got there ...

Belated posting of my favourite of the year.

Thank you - the photos could be better but I really liked seeing the butterflies on the primroses as it made me feel that spring has really arrived.

Today I went to the work party at Heyshott. It was another lovely day. On the way up I passed a bank of primroses and, although I had a lot to do this afternoon, I managed to stop for 5 minutes on the way down. I found one brimstone, 2 tortoiseshells and a peacock.

Hard to choose a favourite photo but I think the chequered skipper .

I was surprised to find it but some have been reported even earlier on the Sussex Butterfly Conservation website.

Today in the beautiful weather I went to Southwick Canal. On the way there, from the car, I saw a butterfly flying alongside the road ?a Tortoiseshell. I was rewarded there by my first Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White of the year. There were 2 Peacocks, one Brimstone, one Small White and...

CFB wrote:Hello Katrina,

That's a lovely photo. I particularly like the size and brightness of the bigger orange spot compared to the other photos above. Fantastic!!!
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Colin

Thanks for your positive comments. I think I was very lucky to get the shot on a dubious weather day.

This photo is particularly treasured by me as we had spent the whole of the previous day wandering round Kingsdown Leas with no success. My sister spotted this one on the way back from the tearoom on 29th September.

Orange-tip on Mill Hill 20th May