Yet more lovely Brimstone in flight photos ! Fantastic photos Neil. The Small Blue look extremely pristine. Nice photos again. I have been to that Bishops Hill site a few times. The Common Blue photo is rather nice too - a very bright blue to him.

As you must already know Otep there are many knowledgeable folk on this site. In fact, you are banking so much learning you must be well on your way to becoming one of them :) Far, far from it Pauline. I embarrass myself when I am out in the field. It is an exquisite feeling being out alone, walkin...

Wow ! That is a very striking shade of blue. All of the colours on the butterfly look like they have been done with wax crayons. Well, they do to me at any rate. :lol: I am glad that I have been made aware of this phenomenon. It would have baffled me had I encountered one out in the field. Even wors...

Saturday 14th - Rodborough Common, Glos: Ha, I was nearly there David. I had planned a 2 site day out but only got as far as Prestbury Hill which was so good that I stayed. I saw circa 300 butterflies :D - Duke of Burgundy, Marsh Fritillary, Common Blue, Brown Argus, Brimstone, Green Hairstreak, Sm...

I enjoyed reading the mealworm debate above and thank you for my learning. I was totally unaware of this. I don't feed mealworm myself but will remember what I have read.

Allan.W. wrote: ↑Thu May 12, 2022 6:15 pm which usually has a high number of Abberant individuals ,after some searching i managed to find 2 ,both Abberant (1 Taras ,1 Intermedia )

Really fascinating looking Grizzled Skipper abs Allan. I really like the second one. Great find.

Thank you Dave. A day to cherish and evidently very much in your memories. Clouded Yellow too I read. You were spoilt on the day.

Yes, I echo the comments of others, it does look really lovely. A great find.

One of 7 Wall seen today nr Peterborough Wall 184.jpg I don't remember seeing so many in a single day before. Nice photo Rosalyn. May I ask what the site is? It might be one that I could travel to from South Derbyshire. I have a site in Much Wenlock, Shropshire that I found last year but other equi...

I am very keen to see Queen of Spain Fritillary now. I read the narrative about them (as below). Is it a fair summary that they are extremely rare, there are few recordings and the likelhood of seeing one in Britain seems to be decreasing? Has anyone on the forum seen one here? https://www.ukbutterf...

Your thread continues to be a source of interest and learning to me David. Thank you for sharing the photos and information. Unsurprisingly, I had not heard of the Greenish Black Tip. I had a look at it via Google. Amongst all of the nail varnish images, I saw a really splendid looking butterfly. My...

David M wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 7:06 am Common Blue 40-50
Brimstone 15-20
Orange Tip 15-20
Green Veined White 10-15
Dingy Skipper 8
Small Heath 3
Speckled Wood 2
Brown Argus 2
Small Blue 2
Holly Blue 1
Large White 1

Meantime, in the land that butterflies forgot, my Sunday transect walk yielded 15 butterflies.

I wish for just one Clouded Yellow butterfly Stevie. I am at the crease and have yet to get off the mark with this species.

Stevieb wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 3:28 pm and one especially for Otep

Yay ! Cheers Stevie. My favourite.

A Log of Blues, the collective term

I have only seen Blues on their own and that is what I think I like about the scene.

That is a really lovely photo Neil. It would look really good hanging on a wall on a canvas.

Northamptonshire isn't near to me, but it feels like it is in the Large Tortoiseshell context. All of the southern England sitings are a bit :mrgreen: for me. Whenever I start thinking about Large Tortoiseshell, my mind always turns to how many are here that we don't know about. The chances of a Lar...

One of 7 Wall seen today nr Peterborough Wall 184.jpg I don't remember seeing so many in a single day before. Nice photo Rosalyn. May I ask what the site is? It might be one that I could travel to from South Derbyshire. I have a site in Much Wenlock, Shropshire that I found last year but other equi...

I am going to venture that it is more like a Green Hairstreak funfair ride Pauline.

To say that I am a little bit cheesed off this morning is putting it very mildly. The weather forecast was extremely good for week commencing 2 May 2022 and I booked the time off work. I saw a few days in advance that the good week of sunny weather had been pushed back to 9 May 2022. Lots of apologi...

914 ! I delved in to the records of my fledgling time with butterflies and note that I have seen 19 in my life.