My Dream for 2022
I have a dream that one day the Large Copper will once again fly over the moors of Somerset, and why not ? https://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com/

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Was that one in the house or in a shed?

Hello David , I've offered it rent free luxury accommodation in our house just until spring, in the coolest place in the house.
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Wow! it's warm in here, must be spring, photo raken 21-12-2021
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Thanking all at UK Butterflies for your help and support over the year.
Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year to you all.
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Not being able to visit France this year gave the opportunity to visit Whixall Heath, Shropshire, I had several times attempted to find the Large Heath in the Doubs, France without success so Mrs Medard and I made  the journey north with high expectations , the weather was overclouded and dismal, af...

Not been able to visit France this year gave the opportunity to catch up on some UK species absent from my UK folder, The Large Heath, this species had  eluded my many attempts to see it in France. The  Heath Fritillary common in France but uncommon in the UK and also the equally rare High Brown Fri...

Agree with Knotgrass for the caterpillar.

Thank You both for your caterpillar ID.
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A beautiful day so Mrs Medard decided a day out would lift the covid blues, so Barrington Court here we come, despite having to drive through a flooded section of road , apparently Hambridge had a very heavy overnight storm, when we arrived at Barrington Court the gardens were well past their best, ...

European Butterfly Withdrawal Syndrome medal of honour has been
awarded to Mr Peter Smith for his endeavours, His valour is worthy of the highest recognition.

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Hi Dave, World wide Butterflies, if they are still operating may offer some help, they have had experience over a very long period of time, its located near Sherborne at Over Comton. Worldwide Butterflies, Compton House website link below, Best wishes ,you face an unenviable job, I speak from person...

To start your month off David heres one seen in my garden today
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21-09-2021 Mr and Mrs Medard decided to take a three day break before the onset of winter and headed off to their favorite UK location, at Stoke, Hartland, Devon , no thoughts of finding butterflies on this windswept headland,we made a pilgrimage visit to the ancient church of St Nectan, it had just...

Newly emerged Chalk-hill Blues (Lysandra coridon) male and female taken at luz ardiden,Hautes-Pyrénées at 1600 m on the 10-09-2014.
At the same location Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae)

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Dungeness observatory website ,whidh has several excellent photos ,also some excellent pictures of some very scarce Crickets and a White Stork flock ! Regards Allan.W. Hello Allan, Dungeness observatory does seem to be an interesting place to visit particularly for birds. White Storks are beautiful...

That's great Maurice thanks,would never have IDe the The Shears (Hada plebeja).
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For the Moth lovers.
Please can someone ID these three moths?
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Odds and ends
With the summer butterfly season drawing to a close, new photo opportunities are becoming fewer but the occasional visitor to the garden creates a little interest.
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Open garden day.
My first Small Copper to visit the garden, this species is quite uncommon here but to have two in one day ,amazing.
The number of Bumbles have now diminished only one today and fewer hoverflies.
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A warm sunny morning at last so I made a visit to one of my favorite corners of Somerset, Muchelney is a small hamlet where time has stood still, the NT property, the Priest's House is a late medieval hall-house, Muchelney Abbey is close by, they were both closed but luckily the resident caretaker o...