If anyone can identify any of these I'd be very interested to know what they are. :) A really big fly that neither of us had seen before. Spotted by John W in Tugley Wood near Chiddingfold while looking for Wood Whites on Saturday. 1.jpg As I was posting the above anyway, I thought I might as well a...

Some cracking stuff Neil. OT's, the Dingy, the Hawkmoth, the GVW, I can't pick a fave, they are all great!

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Great reports David, and lovely images. I like your Dingys especially, very nice.

Very nice James, fresh Brown Argus really are something. Love the Dingys too.

Really nice selections Dave. It's the Brown Argus I'm most taken with, beautiful.

Great to see you again Pauline, time does indeed fly! Very well captured Wood White sequence, interesting stuff. Fingers crossed for your PH's.

Thanks Goldie, yes I usually have to chase them too. This was a welcome change!

I think you are spot on there Dave, the weather played a big part in both those encounters.

Fantastic shots of the Dukes Pauline, 3 pairings as well! And well done finding that beautiful fresh hairstreak.
I love the last shot of the Dingy with it's wings fully spread, don't think I've ever seen one looking better.
What a great day, greenie's all round.

Many thanks Ernie, Wurzel, David and Trevor. I don't know what to tell you!, it just.. happened.
I think that Wall had missed the 'must be hard to approach' bit of it's job description.

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28th April 2019 - High and Over & Abbots Wood I saw my first Wall Brown on the 22nd April, just the one. So I returned to High and Over a week later to see how things were coming along. Straight away I found this male basking on one of the seats at the view point. 1.jpg At one point he fluttere...

Beautiful sights Dave.

Wurzel wrote:I'm hoping that this weekend they'll still be out in cooler conditions and maybe just not as flighty Finger crossed.

You echo my sentiments as well Wurzel!

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Lovely Pearls Ernie, particularly the 'on hand' experience. You've managed to get some real close up's recently, glad the trip worked out for you.

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Nice round up Wurzel, love the 'Specklie in hand'. Great shots of the Holly Blue, you do see some good stuff at work!

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Love those Green Hairstreaks Dave, really nice.

Thanks for those confirmations Wurzel. :D Yes the OT is odd, the crease looks as if some kind of folding or pinching has occurred. However it happened it didn't stop him going about his business. :D Thanks David. :D Same for me tbh. I never seem to see that many of them. Cheers Trevor, I was really ...

Absolutely fantastic Neil!

April 2019 - Billingshurst A few more shots from my April Billingshurst visits. I don't think I've seen damage quite like this before, on this Orange-tips wing. Was it caused by a bird, the claws maybe ? I don't know, I would have thought there would be more tearing, any ideas welcome. It wasn't ho...

Love the side by side shots of the OT's Dave, and the GVW's.

Epic post BB! I like your Speckled Woods and egg shots best.

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That's a really great shot of the Brimstone Neil, well caught! Love the GVW also.

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