Apologies if this has already appeared on the forums .An interesting post on Lee Evans (the birder) Twitter/X page for June 15th......
thought it may be of interest. Allan.W.

Very interesting post Benjamin ! Just as a matter of interest with the high numbers that you,ve successfully reared ,what do you do with them all ! ..............surely they can,t all be kept for breeding purposes ?.I,d love to see BVW,S flying again in Kent after their absence of a century............

Thanks David !................they,re still hanging on ......just ! Allan.W.

Had no internet for a while now ,so heres a few highlights . At Dungeness huge numbers of Small Copper on the wing ,and they seem to be continuessly emerging ,on a two hour circular circuit we counted 315 ,heres a worn Radiata. P1040796.JPG At the last local Grizzle site ,they,re still hanging on .....

A quick visit to Dungeness earlier ,mainly for a bite to eat and a short stroll along the power station fence . Saw just over 30 Small Coppers ,a couple of Small Heath and Small Whites .This pathological AB; was amongst them. P1040165.JPG Later at a local Grizzled Skipper site after a lot of searchi...

Hello Guy... Most of the local "lost" colonies of Grizzles were 75 percent(possibly higher ) either Taras or Intermedia ,and actually these sites in their "heydays " it was more unusual to see a normal Grizzle ! I recently posted an entry in a best moments thread . I once stood i...

As i,ve said before on these forums the local (mid-Kent )Grizzled Skippers have been in freefall ,and of five local sites which all used to have small but but fairly stable colonies ,one by one they,ve been becoming unsuitable . I had a couple of hours at the (probable ) last local site which i felt...

The Small Coppers are still emerging at Dungeness ,bit later than last years first brood ,understadably i suppose .Didn,t count them but probably around 70 seen in fine warm (19C) weather .I did glimpse a single Grizzled Skipper plus 1 Peacock and several Large and Small Whites . Several Hairy Hawke...

This morning at a very bright and fairly warm Dungeness (15c) we done a reasonably long circular walk ,along the power station fence ,part of the Moat and part of the trapping area . Strangely the trapping area was very quiet and most Coppers were seen along the power station fence ,82 in all . Also...

After wandering around at a local Kentish Duke site for around an hour with no luck I noticed at distance a chap i knew and stopped for a natter ...........he,d seen 2 .As he said it, he said theres another ...........sure enough not 2 metres from where we were stood was a perched Duke ........hold ...

Looking through the Abs listings ,an AB;Decolorata seems best to fit the bill .........although yours does appear paler .......nice find !
Allan.W.

Thats a very unusual looking Female Orange-Tip you,ve posted David ............very pale ! Allan.W.

In my part of Kent the "Butterflying " has been VERY hit and miss with only a couple of days where the temperature has risen above 12 degrees C. Been trying to find a few O-Tips when the weather has allowed ..........as they,re soon gone . P1020336.JPG P1020758.JPG Tried for a few close up...

Great stuff with the Adders Neil ,used to see them occasionally on the North Downs (Crundale area ) but not recently (........but then i haven,t looked for them either ) I visited Samphire Hoe ! near Dover a few days back,looking at the Early Spider Orchids and in breezy ,overcast ,but reasonably wa...

Great stuff trev ! Like yourself i also had my first Large Tort ....after many years of searching(although luckily for me i stumbled across a small group already watching one !) .........interesting times ! Well done Dave ! I had an identical situation about 5 years ago in Orlestone ,at that time i,...

Small Coppers generally emerge at Dungeness from around the second week in April ,my earliest record is the 4th April ,but i believe they have been reported in favourable years in the last week of March ,although this is exceptional . My latest is the 5th November (5no ) and i would guess (as the we...

I,ve been pretty lucky over the last few years ,and in recent times have been lucky enough to add Long-Tailed Blue ,Queen of Spain Frit ,Gorganus Swallowtail to my British list ,and more recently Large Tortoiseshell .....all species that i once felt that i,d never find in the UK. But for me my own &...

This morning at Dungeness (Kent ) in warm (15-16c) with a slight breeze ,we found our first Small Coppers of the year ,6 in all. We also had our first Large White ( a fem) and single Red Ad and Small Tort . P1010917.JPG P1010947.JPG Later ,had another visit to a few sections of Orlestone . around 20...

Looks like a Silver Y (Autographa Gramma) ,Charles .......if not something very closely related . Allan.W.

Another reported from Orlestone (Kent ),seen by the same recorder that reported one in Orlestone last season ,apparently around 2 Kilometres from the previous sightingS there (by "Shadoxhurst man" +myself ,Dave Brown and family +Josh Jones ) this one was seen on the 30th March see."Ke...