Thats brilliant thank you Bugboy, on the link you gave me Stockbridge Down looks perfect, a great tool I did not know existed,very helpful indeed, thank you.

Hi, Preston Down is in my opinion the best site by far in the Torquay area and is very well known for its Brown Hairstreaks with females coming to egg lay in the Blackthorn hedges that form the boundaries of the grass down site.Nearest postcode I know is the Post office just up the road from the sit...

i will be staying in a small village of Sutton Scotney near Andover toward the end of next week for a couple of days and will have 2 free days of butterflying whilst my wife visits relatives. I would like to see and photograph the Chalkhill Blue if possible to cross it off my not yet seen tick list,...

Today , I had the pleasure of meeting Kelly Uren on a Cornwall BC butterfly walk event in Cornwall. Kelly happened to mention that she had a chance of a lifetime sighting last Sunday 9th July in her sisters garden near Cambourne. There were both a Small and Large Tortoiseshell together on on White B...

Sorry folks typo, meant Devon not Deon in above report.

Noticed a reported sighting of a Large Tortoiseshell at Croyde North Devon on the Sightings page of the Deon Butterfly Conservation page today. Rather interesting for the records, have no idea of its verification status, but still worth noting on this thread.

Another warm day down here in sunny Devon.Very pleased to see my first Clouded Yellow of the year, and even more pleased to get a shot with wings partially open to see its true beauty.Lots of Marbled Whites, Meadow Browns and both Large and Small Skippers out but not a single Large or Small white in...

June has been warm and dry in Devon for weeks and the White Letter Hairstreaks were very early this year, started seeing them around the 10th of June and it seems a very good year for them and they are out in good numbers. But I was extremely pleased yesterday to witness a Pair mating, never seen th...

I saw my first White Letter Hairstreaks on the 10th June, very early indeed down here in Devon. Got this photo on 12th June then on same day got my first Marbled White of 2023 so a good day all in all for me.

On an unassuming walk on Dartmoor today,to my great surprise I spotted a largish Fritillary high up in a very tall bush about 3 meters up, so got a quick snap before it flew off into oblivion.(Pointed to with my red arrow). Checking my photo tonight, and cropping it twice heavily to get a better vie...

Many thanks Max,
I thought it was but not totally sure as it all happened in less than a minute before it flew off,Cheers, Dave.

Hi all, a warm sunny day in Devon at last, got my first Orange tip of the year and a very brief glimpse of my first White of the year. Just landed on a Dandelion,then to a Celandine , I got a couple of shots before it was off over the hedge. It was so fleeting I did not get a chance to see its under...

Hi Pete,
interesting to note a certain Helen Chaffe reported also seeing one in her Gloucestershire garden today in response to the Guernsey sighting report on Facebook .Wonder if anyone has followed up on that report.
Things are getting exciting,
Dave.

Thank you Guy, yes in flight it reminded me of a bouncing Domino, it was a day I will never forget,
Dave.

Finding and photographing this stunning Butterfly on Jersey last Summer was not just my Favourite photo of 2022 but without doubt my most favourite Butterfly sighting of a life time. Please do not ask me for the location, I was sworn to secrecy and gave my word not to disclose it. I will not answer ...

Sorry Allan, typo in my first reply, missed one L rushing answer before evening meal.

Hi Alan,
many thanks for the NY greeting and identification help, it's funny it's a Footman as it was spotted initially by the Hotel Doorman !
I will do some research on the species you have suggested,
Thank you very much.

Now in the depths of Mid-Winter Iam going through my photos from 2022 of which Iam not sure of the species. This was an extremely fine Moth specimen which I photographed on the boot of the Hotels courtesy Bently car in July. It was a lovely ermine White moth with three royal blue spots, and also blu...

Thank you to Pauline and Mark for your comments, you are correct about Graylings Pauline. I witnessed a Pair of Graylings performing a similar display last year with both partners displaying open wings(see photo attached)

Hi Pauline, and thank you for your comments pleased you found it as interesting as I did, at first I thought with wings open constantly she was dead .But after about 30 seconds with wings open she flew off and was chased by the smaller one in a mid air Dance routine.(See next photo). Also a heavily ...