Numbers of Peacocks in the garden increasing (4) Male Brimstones battling in quite a strong Northerly breeze despite the sunshine. Holly Blues (2) and an obliging Speckled Wood sat still nicely today.

Holly Blues flying now. Several Male and a single female Brimstone. 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, and the first Speckled Wood.

Male Brimstones are flying here now and yesterday my first sighting of a Peacock basking in the warm sunshine.

A lovely Red Admiral in warm sunshine this morning, nectaring on Buddleia weyeriana .Glad I didn’t prune too soon!

Thanks David. At least I now know that I can recognise a Meadow Brown at 10 paces and I’m finally getting to grips with at least some Blues!

A warm day and a trip to the coast in case of any late season sightings. A Blue - upperwing only - and this brown which I didn’t see fly off to see more. I’m thinking the Blue is a Common Blue? And the Brown has me stumped... it looks a bit like a Meadow Brown, but surely it’s too late? Whatever the...

More of a question than sightings... I have seen, suddenly, more than 10 Male Brimstones in one day after seeing none at all. A couple were feeding on Verbena bonariensis , but the rest were skulking/exploring/hesitating over all sorts of vegetation... Ivy, nettles, brambles. Is this some kind of ma...

No exciting Monarch sightings here. But there are still a lot of butterflies flying.
A Wall, a Small Copper, a Comma, still loads of Peacocks and Speckled Woods, and a fair few Red Admirals.

September has been the closest to ‘summer’ we got this year here! I don’t recall seeing so many Peacocks in my garden. I counted 30+ on a warm afternoon a couple of days ago. Lots of Red Admirals too, a few Small Tortoiseshell and Speckled Woods, Whites, a couple of Wall Browns, a single Comma, Smal...

Thanks Guy! I’m rubbish with Blues and although I loved seeing a ‘Common’ Blue (first this year) I’m always hoping for something less common!

I’m thinking this is a male Common Blue - but the underwing photo isn’t great. Seen at the coast on a windy sunny day in Brittany. Thanks for any help!

I revisited the spot (Heathland NW Brittany) where I’d photographed a single Short-tailed Blue a couple of weeks ago.
I didn’t see many, but was very happy to have two pair right under my nose and didn’t care that I watched for a while.

Finally a glimpse of the sun and an uncut clover field nearby gave me three Clouded Yellows... I didn’t know which one to watch first!

Thanks Pete!

Hello. Two found today on a track on acid Heathland... NW Brittany.
I think I have a Dingy Skipper and a Common Blue? Any help appreciated before I post mistakenly in ‘Sightings!’ Thanks in anticipation.

Just reminding that I’m in Brittany before I say that I got my first picture yesterday, in a small window of sunshine of a Short-tailed Blue. (Please correct me if I’m wrong). On a Heathland path. A damaged female and I think she’s egg-laying on a tiny gorse shoot? When/if the sun decides to shine a...

Pleased to finally get a couple of good sightings of the Purple Hairstreaks that flit around the oaks in my garden. And also a Wall Brown. Was especially happy to see this Large Checkered Skipper as I’d thought I’d missed the chance this year.

I was pleased to get this picture of a pair of Gatekeepers. A storm on Friday with hailstones and showery, unsettled weather since then - until this evening - means that I’m still trying to photograph Purple Hairstreaks who don’t seem to want to move!

Rubbish picture, but my joy knows no bounds! Purple Emperor on the ugly concrete wall of my house in 30 degree heat. I was seeking shade and noticed a big butterfly....

Thanks Dave - glad I put the question mark in the post .
Here’s the Comma and Ringlet that I should’ve included: