Wonderful 2019 reports Wurzel, your Large Blues are sublime. Still on my 'to see' list. Great Smessex shots, and I really like your Brostreaks as well (partly because I have had very little luck with them so far!).

Thanks Trevor, yes I got lucky with the ab. Neil and Gary were already on it when I turned up, easy money!
Looking foward to the season and seeing you out there.

Hi Wurzel, thanks a lot buddy!
All the best.

I will hopefully finish off 2019's sightings now, late though they may be! Starting with May highlights. A male Small Copper, and a gorgeous little female. Lullington Heath. 1.jpg 2.jpg A new Broad-bodied Chaser Dragonfly drying it's wings. Also Lullington Heath. 3.jpg Pearl-bordered Fritillary male...

Dingy Skipper and female Wall Brown from Portland. From the 10th and 14th respectively.

Thanks a lot Pauline. The Dorset butterflies are always good to me!

Cheers David. Here is an underwing shot I managed to get.

A few days into a visit to Dorset and it's going pretty well!

Purple Hairstreak and Silver-washed Fritillary Valezina from Alners Gorse.
Large Tortoiseshell and Grayling from Portland.
Cheers.

Lovely Common Blue, great shots Paul.

One of the Ditchling Common Black Hairstreaks, seen on Sunday. A male I believe.

Cheers John. Very nice shots, glad you got a Glanville.

Amazing Grizzlies Alan!

Tom, no problem. It was great wasn't it!

My contribution to the 'blue Common Blue female' collection. Seen at Kithurst Meadow.

The male Glanville looks fresh, they are still emerging, the last few days have not been ideal weather to see them, you dont get that problem with the Small Blues, clouds of them below the gate on the big scrape when its dull. Havnt been on site since Friday, so dont know how things were today. Hi ...

Lots of Small Blue at Hutchinson's Bank in New Addington today. And during a period of sunshine a single Glanville Fritillary.

What a fantastic Orange-tip experience Wurzel! And you got a great set of shots too. The close-up of the scales is impressive, showing what's going on with the different colours. I like the moffs as well, great find.

Aeshna5, thank you.

Wurzel, no worries, thanks for looking. :D A Black-spotted Longhorn Beetle, brilliant! That's a clean sweep for you Alan! 8) Thank you again. :D Nor me Pauline. But it reminded me that I saw some caterpillars a couple of years ago that I id'd as Sawfly larva. Birch Sawfly larva! Pic below. :D As for...

Great numbers Ernie. I've seen a few of those bee's flying low over the ground, good to put a name to them.

Cheers

Dukes and Wood Whites in cop, A Duke and a Dingy side-by-side, fresh Adonis, to say nothing of the rest. Great sights and shots Trevor.

Good stuff Goldie, I like the Wall particularly.

Never been to Blean. I must get down there, maybe for the Heath Frits.

Lovely PBF's Janet, sounds like a great site.

You've captured those Orange-tips really well Wurzel. My fave is the female from Middle Street, lovely.

These are posted in the 'Identification' section of the forums, but I'll put them here as well so all my pics are in the same place. The first is from Saturday, the rest are older shots. With the help of Allan W they are : 1. Birch Sawfly 2. Black-spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rhagium Mordax) 3. Treehopp...

Allan, thank you sir! :D Based on your id's we now have : 1. Birch Sawfly 2. Black-spotted Longhorn Beetle 3. Treehopper ( Centrotus cornutus ) 4. Common Awl Robberfly Yes I was at Denge Wood that day, green cap and hoodie. I was with Essex Buzzard, we arrived at the parking area almost together by ...