thanks Bugboy, I know exactly where you mean, will try this weekend and next if I need to

Nick

hello all

I'm planning on going to Bookham Common in search of Brown Hairstreak at the weekend, it's a butterfly I've never seen and I would appreciate some pointers on where the best spots are for it and any tips that could maximise my chances of seeing it, all the best

Nick

hello Katrina,

your moth is a Dusky Sallow, not rare but still beautiful!

Nick

I managed to spend most of today at Bookham Common in the hope of seeing Purple Emperor, sadly it was not to be with just a brief glimpse of a possible sailing over the canopy of an Oak the closest I came. Nevertheless it was still an enjoyable excursion with around ten Silver-washed Fritillaries, f...

I've blown the photo up to maximum and spent 10 minutes going over it with a magnifying glass and I still can't find the PH, maybe you should sell the photo to one of those 5,000 piece jigsaw puzzle makers, you might make a fortune

Nick

The welcome warm weather has lead to an increase of moth activity at my local station, Berrylands in Surrey; this little beauty was resting on a wall at eye level on the downline platform, as oblivious to the hundreds of commuters as they were to him.

thanks Pete and Wurzel, I managed an hour locally (River Hogsmill meadows near Surbiton) after work this evening, plenty of Red Admirals, Commas and Green-veined Whites, a few Ringlets, Gatekeepers and a single Small Tortoiseshell, but where are the Meadow Browns? I had two on 3/4 mile walk today :?...

A few images of Silver-studded Blue taken at Fairmile Common in June 2010. I'm not able to get out at the moment so trawling back through some old notebooks and photos is keeping me sane.

Hello everybody thought I'd just introduce myself to a group of like-minded people. I've been interested in butterflies for as long as I can remember; I grew up in east London playing on the bombsites which were covered in Wall Browns. In those days we used to dream about seeing a Speckled Wood, how...