Broxbourne woods near Cheshunt for silver washed, purple emperor Balls wood Hertford Heath ringlet meadow brown, large and small skippers, white admiral, P emperor rare Might be worth checking out hertsandmiddxconservation site http://www.hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.uk/sightings-new.php Waterford Hea...

Sandra and I went to Grasspoint today, weather to start with was wet and windy but we or should I say Sandra saw 1 Marsh Fritillary, about 100 yards down from the car park up the hill in the boggy part. We then went down to the sea and the sun came out and we saw 2 more by Grasspoint Cottage. We als...

Such a difficult decision but in no particular order 1) Brimstone 2) Orange Tip 3) Marsh Fritillary 4) Purple Emperor 5) Silver Spotted Skipper 6) Green Hairstreak 7) Brown Hairstreak 8) Peacock 9) Large Heath 10) Grizzed Skipper And 11) The Camberwell Beauty we saw in Norfolk a few years ago. I am ...

My first Orange tip at Lee valley CP, Fishers Green yesterday.

Thanks for the info Kevin. The forecast for next week is a bit patchy - do you know if Large Heath are known to fly in overcast conditions, as with other brown butterflies? Cheers John[/quote] Sorry John this is only the 2nd time I have seen them, so I am afraid I don't know. I have attached a link ...

Hi everyone, I shall be in the Lakes for a week starting tomorrow. I'm hoping to visit Arnside Knott for HBF and Grayling - if anyone has any tips on where to find the HBF they will be greatly appreciated! Also I intend to go to Meathop Moss for the Large Heath - have any been seen there this year?...

Sandra and I have just come back from a week in Anglesey but on friday 1st July, made a detour to the Lake District, to try and track down our last British butterfly to see the Mountain Ringlet. Arrrived at 9.00am at Honister Pass, having had full sunshine since Manchester, Honister was covered in c...

Sandra and I went to Broxbourne Woods today and whilst no White Admiral or Purple Emperor showing, we did see an unusual sighting for the woods, a Dark Green Fritillary.Not sure if this a first for the woods but it was taking advantage of a recently cleared area which is now full of thistles. It is ...

Hi Shirley and Clive,

It was wonderful to meet you both yesterday, it was a great couple of hours. The SBF were amazing and so beautiful.

King Regards

Kevin and Sandra

I have seen that this has been reported on the Glasgow South West Scotland BC site as being seen on the 9th May at Glasdrum Nature Reserve. This is 9 days earlier than last Year. I was wondering whether they will still be around in June? given this early emergence. Also SBF seen on the 8th May in Sc...

Lots of very interesting discussions in this thread all of them valid, in their own way. My only concern is when it becomes personal, then in my humble opinion, the individuals argument loses some of its creditablitiy for me, being constructive is always more beneficial. Please do not start on dogs,...

Sandra and I went to Sywell Wood in Northants yesterday 1-5-11 to see Wood White. This was our first visit to this site and it is easy to get to and well worth a visit. Got there fairly early so a lot of the site was in shade but we did see 4 Wood White perched up fairly quickly. Whilst sunny it was...

Hi Trev,

Just seen on the Durlston website that they have been seen today. It is always a favourite place of ours to visit.

www.durlston.co.uk

Good luck

Kevin

Hi Tom,

We also use an Epson r1900, mainly because of A3 option. I do not think you can fault Epson Printers for picture quality, but inks can be costly.

We get ours from www.7dayshop.com in Channel Islands it does save a little bit in cost.

Kevin

Hi Jack,

Fantastic photos of the Purple Emperor.

Sandra

Hi Everyone, Sandra and I went to Titchwell today in search of our first Camberwell Beauty. Thanks Steve A for posting this yesterday. We struck lucky at 2.45pm in the picnic area where it was on an Oak Tree feeding on the Honeydew. It was an amazing experience as it frequently glided around the Oak...

Thanks Pete,

Good to know they are coming out.

We might miss u by a day, weather permitting we will be there early Sat Morning 29th May (M6 permitting).

Kevin

Hi all,

Could anyone tell me whether the Chequered Skippers have been seen yet at Glasdrum Wood. I haven't seen any postings on various sites yet.

Also are there any good sites near the Cairngorms for Butterflies or Dragonflies.

Thanks

Kevin

Thank you Gary & Colin, helpful as always,

I think you have confirmed what I was thinking but it is always nice to get the opinions of people who actually use the cameras to take Butterfly and Wildlife shots.

Thanks again

Kevin

We own a Canon 30D and 40D and are looking to replace the 30D for something with better specs and naturally thought that we would choose the 50D. However after reading some reviews and looking at the mega pixels and speed of the 7D, it does seem to be a far better camera than the 50D. I have read lo...