Devonshire Diversions 6th May Sunny, Cooling SW Breeze Great Haldon Forest http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/englanddevonnoforesthaldonforestparkhaldongatewaybutterflytrail Revisited the Butterfly conservation area beneath the Pylons today to see more Pearl-Bordered and search for Skippers. Its e...

Devonshire Diversions May 6th Early Morning, Hazy Overcast, SW Breeze, Cool Great Haldon Forest http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/englanddevonnoforesthaldonforestparkhaldongatewaybutterflytrail This morning I re-visited the same area as yesterdays reconnaissance hoping to get some photo's of Pear...

Devonshire Diversions May 4th Early Morning, Hazy Overcast, Still Great Haldon Forest http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/englanddevonnoforesthaldonforestparkhaldongatewaybutterflytrail A family break in Devon provided me with ample excuses to indulge my new-found passion for Butterflies - beginnin...

A Day with the Duke April 30th Sunny, Warm 18 degrees plus - warmest day of year so far! Bison Hill, Dunstable Downs http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/article-1356405630764/ In bright sunshine and high spirits I set off on my first ever Butterfly Twitch...would I bag my first "Lifer" of the...

I'm pretty sure its a day flying Pyralid moth Pyraustra aurata
Only know as was looking through my Collins Micro-Moth field guide at similar species to identify one recently!

Early Spring Butterflies April 23rd Sunny Breezy c16 Degrees Langar Airfield http://tinyurl.com/lwsrrha Another walk along the South-East edge of this ex-World War II bomber airfield, searching for the elusive Grizzled Skipper...another dip unfortunately...do they exist or are they merely a figment...

Early Spring Butterflies April 16th Sunny, Breezy c16 degrees Langar Airfield http://tinyurl.com/lwsrrha Searched unsuccessfully for Grizzled Skippers at this local site where they had been recorded in recent years. Headed for scrubby dispersal area's at the South-East corner of the Airfield along ...

I'm traveling to the IOW tomorrow for Glanville Fritillary...(Just paid for the Ferry...so committed now!) Looking at searching the Compton Bay area and possibly Wheelers Bay if necessary... Does anyone have any current info about sights/numbers/locations... I know they're a sensitive species...but ...

I had none yesterday...but work commitments meant it was a very short visit...searched the area south of the high point in blustery conditions.

Early Spring Butterflies April 14th Sunny Brisk Breeze c16 degrees Ketton Quarry LNR http://www.lrwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/ketton-quarry/ Am interesting site visited unsuccessfully for Grizzled Skipper. Old abandoned quarry of short grazed grassland (Rabbits perhaps?) and scrub lots of Cowslips co...

Early Spring Butterflies April 13th Sunny Cooling Breeze c16 Degrees Local Dog Walk Newark on Trent http://tinyurl.com/py36zjq My local dog walk sometimes proves productive for common butterflies - I had over 30 Small Torts on the wing on a sunny day at the end of March! Its a mix of rough grasslan...

Early Spring Butterflies April 11th Sunny, Cool Breeze, c16 degrees Bingham Linear Park http://www.rushcliffewildlife.co.uk/sites/binghamlp.html Early part of the walk is amongst sub-urban gardens shaded in an old railway cutting lines with trees - Hawthorn, Willow and Elder predominating, overgrow...

Early Spring Butterflies April 9th Sunshine, Brisk Wind, Cold 10 Degrees Cressbrook Dale NNR http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designations/nnr/1006046.aspx No sign of any Butterflies in cold blustery conditions...though this is a good site for Brown Argus later in the year. A s...

Early Spring Butterflies April 1st 2014 Sunny, Broken Cloud 15 Degrees Carr Vale LNR http://www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/carr-vale-flash Good numbers of Small Tortoiseshell and Peacocks in flight, basking in the sunshine and nectaring on early flowering Dandelion in the meadow adjace...

I've proven singular unable to keep up with my personal diary...obviously the sunshine has meant too much time butterflying and not enough time at the PC! So I'm going to re-boot it in a slightly simpler format...I'm just going to type the notes from my logbook up direct and add the appropriate pict...

Anyone know if any Glanville Fritillary have been recorded on the wing yet in 2014?

Cheers!

We followed the Orange Trail (Church Path Trail) to the North of the Car Park until we found a lovely open ride lined edged with grasses and vetches with the path broken by a few muddy puddles and easily found 5 - 6 males patrolling actively...occasionally pausing to nectar at Purple Vetch. http://i...

After only getting the most dismal record shot of a wind-battered Wood White at Branscombe last week I was hoping to get better views and more compliant butterflies in the sunshine later today... Was going to visit Salcey Forest for Wood Whites...but its a large area for one person to cover...can an...

At least half a dozen Marsh Fritillary on the wing at Little Scrubs Meadow, Chambers Farm Wood (Lincs) today in bright sunshine

And the problem is it can change so quickly up there...even when the forecast is awful...a break in the weather can bring bright sunshine and clear blue skies in the weather...and vis-versa...
Difficult to judge from the forecast days in advance...