Great Stuff False Apollo ! Two species i,d dearly like to see ..........(I did see Dainty Damsels though ! )
Allan.W.

Good shots of the Eagles Paul ! Something that i always seem to be " You should have been here 5 minutes ago " scenario ! But for me the ( very !) dark morph Buzzard steals the show............lovely bird .Looking carefully at your Eagle shots you can just make out a ring on one of them. G...

The first picture is interesting . I do wonder if BVW has been noted as being a migrant to the UK before as i,ve already mentioned i thought that it was known to be a Sedentary species and not wandering too far from its "home turf" It will be interesting indeed to see what occurs at Hutchi...

Good to see shots of Black-Veined Whites once again flying in the UK after an absence of some hundred years plus ,and some excellent shots .Would very much like to see a few shots of the old larval webs .............presumably laid on growing ,fixed branches ,be interesting to see. Personally i have...

Some excellent (and interesting !) shots in this thread ..............must confess ,haven,t heard of a couple of them ! And sorry folks ,but try as i may I couldn,t pick from two for my favourite shot ...............so i,ve posted them both ! . One from Dungeness on a garden escape beside the lighth...

I rarely try for White Ads away from Orlestone forest (mid-Kent ) but do stumble across them in various other woods that i visit. The first shot was only the second that i,ve seen at Hothfield Common ,and a good mile from my last sighting there. P1200591.JPG In Orlestone i found a fresh individual c...

This shot of a White-Letter was taken with my camera at full stretch (and then cropped !) along the Royal Military canal on Romney Marsh on one of the last (of 2) remaining "Huntingdon "Elms that used to grace the banks along the entire length of the canal ,huge felled tree stumps and tree...

Excellent work with the Jack Snipe Bugboy ! seen a few but they move off so quickly when flushed (ie; when you nearly step on them !) incredible that you managed a flight shot ! Of interest on a local birders blog (1st week January ) the excellent "PLODDINGBIRDER " he mentions finding hidi...

Male Brimstone briefly in the neighbours front garden .Some cloud ,some sun and about 15 c. mid-Kent.
Allan.W.

Saw reasonable numbers of Speckled Woods locally (mid-Kent ) ,at several different sites but took very few shots .These are my favourites. Allan.W.

Thanks Paul (Bugboy ) .I found my Swallowtails on the 15th June ,and i can more or less picture the area you took your shot from ,and thats roughly the area that the other enthusiasts were looking . I reckon that there were several Swallowtails around ,and in all i saw 2 definate specimens and proba...

A first for me with this Swallowtail ,well at least on UK soil ! and one of my butterfly highlights of 23'. I,ve been fortunate enough to see Swallowtails in their Norfolk homes a few times ,and also found quite a few larvae as well .In 23' Continental Swallowtails turned up in a few places along th...

Agreed ! superb landscape shots Neil ...............and good to see a fine display of "The Pride of Sussex " (and what looks like Dropwort seed heads ) ................... more time on my hands now .............and really looking forward to some botanising in the summer ! Regards Allan.W.

Hello Rob ,
Nice find ,i think i,d lean towards AB;Tithonellus had i found it .............if not ,as you,ve suggested Excessa or post Excessa.
Take a look at "British Butterfly Abberations " website ...................a very useful tool .
Allan.W.

Very few pictures to choose from in 23' This is probably my favourite,from the Orlestone forest Kent.

Very nice David !...............particularly the second one !
Allan.W.

First butterfly for me this morning on Walland marsh ,Kent . A very active Red Admiral . temp 10 c, clear blue sky ,no wind.
Allan.W. Also seen, 66 roosting Snipe. most i,ve seen in one hit .

Thanks David ! yes that one was a little stunner ,i normally manage to find them (blue spots ) when they,re well past their sell by date ...............nice to find a couple of fresh ones.
Allan.W.

I rarely pay much attention to Small Heaths ,but last season i decided to them a "fair go " ,and was surprised at the amount of variation amongst them ,heres two from Orlestone forest ,Kent.

Sorry ! bit mixed up that last post !!