Great pictures of the High Browns at Heddon Valley. I was there a couple of weeks ago, but couldn't get close enough to get any decent shots.

I've made a diary note to go down there next year and book a few nights in the Hunters Inn.

I would have thought it would have been better to go through the Facebook settings with his friend and show her how she can tighten up her Facebook access. Or is that too simple (bearing in mind I don't have a Facebook account)? You're quite right. It is really quite simple to ensure that unwanted ...

Ok, joke over. He's come clean.

Shame though

His Facebook page says he lives in Dover, so could they be a genuine immigration? Amazing if true!

I'm no expert, but inspection of the UKB species reference page suggests that these are the batavus sub-species, rather than rutilus.

Beautiful! The Bath White and Queen of Spain remind me of holidays abroad spent many decades ago. Happy days!

Hi Bugboy,

Nice to meet you. I saw you on the lane back to Amberley station. I feel guilty for not offering you a lift, but you were nearly there

Let's hope for better luck Large Tort-wise a little later.

I guess that was you I met at North Stoke, Bugboy, at about 4 pm. I was there only for an hour, and the weather had already started to cloud over and get cooler, so I gave up about half an hour later. I didn't see LT and the only nymphalids I saw were Small Torts, Commas and Red Admirals. Also plent...

Hi David. Great photos of the High Browns -- a whole lot better than what I got at Heddon Valley. Sorry I couldn't be with you today.

Kind regards,
Andy.

After my very hot tramp around Knepp yesterday morning, I had a more gentle walk this afternoon at Knowlands Wood, near Barcombe, a site that is much more local to me. Despite the 30 degree heat, Meadow Browns were flying everywhere, together with a few fresh Ringlets. There were also a lot of Silve...

I've spent the last 3 days in the south-west and came home to find everything kicking off here in Sussex, so I decided to visit Knepp this morning. It was already hot when I arrived at 10 a.m. and grew hotter by the minute. Meadow Browns were everywhere and were augmented by a few early Marbled Whit...

Thanks also DavidM. Unfortunately, that's it for my trip west, at least for the next few weeks. I need to concentrate on family matters for a while, but that doesn't exclude a few local trips, e.g. to Knepp and other Purple Emperor sites

Thanks, Mark. I'm very chuffed that you have confirmed my tentative ID. I went into perhaps more detail than necessary, but for people inexperienced at this site, I though it was worthwhile explaining that it requires a bit of exercise and patience. Often, we read reports from experts who make it al...

Continuing my fritillary quest and my desire to see the High Brown for the first time ever, the excellent weather forecast persuaded me to make a last minute decision to head west to Devon and Somerset last Friday (16th June). Due to heavy traffic, we didn't arrive my first site of Aish Tor until ab...

With reports of Heath Fritillary already out in Essex, a completely free day and a forecast of good weather, I decided that this was the day for my Canterbury pilgrimage. I wasn't disappointed :D I arrived at the car park at East Blean Woods at about midday. Conditions were hot and sunny with the te...

I did my usual walk around the perimeter of Friston Gallops in the heat of the day today. In the sheltered south-west corner of the field, I saw my first Dark Green Fritillary of the year, nectaring on bramble and other flowers. DSC_0338a.JPG DSC_0326a.JPG I saw several other species, including 100+...

Thanks for the heads-up, Wurzel. The weather forecast looks good, so I'll be embarking this week on my annual pilgrimage to Canterbury to worship at the shrine of Melitaea athalia. Hopefully, I'll report back in a few days with some pics. Good news too about the High Browns. I confess that this woul...

I've had the pleasure of observing and photographing Small Pearls at both Park Corner Heath and Abbots Wood in the last couple of weeks. Thank you Neil and all the team for the fantastic job you have done. It looks like it's been a reasonably good flight period for them, so I sincerely hope they hav...

Over the last few days, I have visited both sites in East Sussex where Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillaries have been reintroduced. At least, these are the sites that have been publicised -- I wouldn't put it past our hard-working Fritillaries for the Future team if they had also introduced them to som...

I attended Neil Hulme's Fritillaries for the Future event with some other enthusiasts at Rewell Wood yesterday afternoon. Conditions were cool and overcast at first, but we spotted a few Pearls roosting and got some good close-up shots of them. After an hour or so, the sun came out and the butterfli...

After Wurzel's suggestion that I should include the Duke in my fritillary quest, I went to Kithurst Meadow last Friday. Conditions were a bit cool and windy but there were a few sunny intervals. My wife spotted the first one, which went quickly to ground and let me grab some nice shots. DSC_0104a.JP...