Took a wee jaunt to St. Cyrus nnr this morning. Lots of common blue, ringlet, meadow brown and small heath on the wing despite windy conditions. Did spot an NBA jousting with a common blue butterfly.....but it disappeared up the hill after the joust.....so no photo opportunity. Seen around a dozen D...

First meadow browns and ringlets today at my local patch in Aberdeen. Seen in equal numbers....around 20 of each. Grass at the local meadow really overgrown.....flowers struggling to keep up. Windy conditions meant photos were difficult. Might go back mañana as low wind speed forecast. Best photos a...

SPBF and Small Heath on Deeside today.

Bert.

David M wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2024 5:10 am

Katrina wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:10 pmBeautiful NBA shots!

Indeed! Always a joy to see that form.

Thanks David.

Katrina wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:10 pm Beautiful NBA shots!

Thanks Katrina.

Northern brown argus butterfly appeared today in the brief sunshine at Grantown on spey.

There were a few SPBF as well but too active for a photo.

Cheers

Bert.

Much appreciated Neil.

My best,

Bert

Seen today on Deeside.

Bert.

Some more common blue butterfly in clackmannanshire this morning. That's possibly the finest female icarus I've ever seen, Bertl. :mrgreen: Thanks David. Yep she was a beauty. Went out to Deeside this morning as sunny intervals predicted. Not many butterflies on the wing. Did manage to photograph a...

Thanks Dave.

Yep I was stunned when the sun appeared and she opened her wings.

Bert.

Some more common blue butterfly in clackmannanshire this morning.

Was in clackmannanshire today. Common blue butterfly were on the wing. Seen my first painted lady butterfly of the year.

A few more dragonfly and a common lizard.

Bert.

No butterflies today apart from a few GVW always on the move.

However found alot of dragonfly out at a pond on deeside.

Bert.

Small blue and my first red admiral of the season at Glamis this morning.

Thanks for your comments Jack.

There is a great spot to see them in the Cambus o may woodland.

I have been going there to see them for the past few years at this time in May.

I revisit early June to the same spot where the SPBF are on the wing.

Bert.

More PBF, GVW and speckled wood butterfly on Deeside this morning.

PBF and GVW at Deeside near Ballater

Thanks aeshna.

Seen these 2 bugs close to Forres in Scotland today.

Any help in identifying appreciated.

It was a lovely sunny day in Grantown on Spey and there were a few butterflies on the wing including orange tip, speckled wood, comma, peacock, green veined white and small copper.

Most of them were too active for me to get any decent photos apart from a couple of small coppers.