Matsukaze wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 12:48 pm

sahikmet wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 12:13 pm For the last few days we found a number of these moths in the garden. This pair was on the old shed door. Are they tiger moths? please help to identify them.

Jersey Tiger moths.

Thanks thats a great help.

For the last few days we found a number of these moths in the garden. This pair was on the old shed door. Are they tiger moths? please help to identify them.

At last a couple of holly blues in the garden.

Plenty of holly blues yesterday. One was trying to lay an egg. Cheers Sezar

At Aston Rowant today, few butterflies but managed to see silver spotted skipper, small tortoiseshell, and a number of small blues. Cheers. Sezar

Back at College Lake this week. Common blues out in numbers. Still some small blues. Cheers Sezar

Friday 27th May visit to Aston Clinton Ragpits produced very few butterflies just two green vein whites. However there were several slow worms. College lake up to 24 small blues. Also a few brimstone and orange tips. Cheers

Hi Orange Tips in the garden this afternoon. Last one to be seen was 5 to 6 years ago. Cheers Sezar

Small Tortoiseshell faded, presume last years brood. Sezar

Hi, holly blues are back in the garden, 6 today very active. Cheers

Hi Kevin, thanks for interesting comments. Looking through Collins Bird Guide pictures our bird is missing the clear yellow wing markings of siskin. Therefore it possibly is serin, as the bird is a Madeira resident can we presume it to be a canary (Serinus pusillus)? I do know some keen birding frie...

Thanks for your vbiews I am not as well an expert on birds.

No Guy unfortunately I did not see any Pararge xiphia while we were there. But there were some mauve/blue small butterflies, very active did not manage to get any pictures. Did not also manage to identify them. Lots of grey wagtails and siskin in the hotel garden, the hotel was set in a huge garden ...

Thanks Guy for confirming my belief. Here some of the pictures I took, taken by a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V Digital Camera with GPS. This is my latest travel camera, lightweight will fit in any small pocket. Cheers. PS One of the pictures appears to show egg being laid.

Hi ,
Just come back fro Madeira, lots of Monarch butterflies around. I presume they are resident population rather than migrating from North America. Will post pictures when I can sort them out. Cheers

Many thanks for helpful notes.

Today at Aston Rowant this Chalkhill blue with unusual splash of colour? Any idea what might have caused it.

Friday last on Bold Hill lots of butterflies. Dark Green fritillary, large number of small skipper and Marbled white. Large White and Common Blue and speckled wood. Small Tortoiseshell. Cheers Sezar

Thanks Guy Sezar

Hi,
Rather confused, is this a small skipper please. Thanks in anticipation. Cheers Sezar