Some smashing recent reports Trevor

Only wish I could find White-letter Hairstreak on the way to my local supermarket, I'd probably end up volunteering to do all the shopping

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Your report and images gives a great sense of actually being there, much enjoyed Katrina

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Super shots of those fantastic Heath Fritillary Wurz...one small point though, regarding that last image - I'm glad there is a leaf between your finger and a species you need a license to handle otherwise you could have been in some real trouble...cos' we would have snitched on you... :P :lol: :lol:...

Superb set of top quality images Mike, you've done Danesway Bank...and the wonderful Large Blue proud

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Pauline, your allowing us all the pleasure of seeing the very next best thing to the real thing...just stunning sequence images

Many thanks

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That's the attitude Goldie and when you go back as Wurz says there'll be hundreds of em' just waiting for you

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Your Large Heath photo is what I set out for yesterday, your photos are great Willrow, at least I saw them for the first time as they went whizzing passed Goldie :D :lol: :lol: at least you got to see them Goldie :) thanks for the nice comment :wink: Cracking shots Willrow, and that fully opened wi...

Someone has to start a July thread because we're still posting in the June thread

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Jack Harrison wrote:That open wing large Blue is perhaps the best picture I have seen of that species

I'm really flattered Jack, thank you

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Twelve days ago I was a bit surprised to visit Danesway Bank, Gloucestershire hoping to spend the day with the recently emerged Large Blue only to find the place alive with lots of other visitors :o so I had to curtail my visit with a promise to return...and that's exactly what I did on Monday :) Ar...

Sorry for the belated replies to your comments gents :roll: it's summertime and time is in short supply :) Large Heaths, another species for mrgreen to appear from my end :mrgreen:.I'm already thinking about planning some longer distance trips next year now! Cors Caron is the most southerly location...

On Monday I headed back to Danesway Bank, Gloucestershire for some unfinished business with Large Blue - pleasingly it was much quieter than my last visit 12 days ago, then it was far too busy to enjoy any sense of peace and quiet, whatever, on Monday I knocked my tally for both visits up to at leas...

Padfield wrote:Those are orchid pollinia

Truly fascinating Guy, I've also seen this and wondered what it actually was, until now the answer had evaded me...thank you What a great information resource UKB's is...

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Cors Caron NNR, Tregaron, Powys on Tuesday 23rd June One of the earliest visits I've made to this super site to search for Large Heath at the species most southerly British location. P1020455Cors Caron Sign.JPG P1200173Cors Caron NNR2.jpg The butterfly had been reported last week from it's Shropshi...

Wurzel wrote:And you've 'caught up' with your reports, what does that mean?

It means I'm telling porkies Wurz

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Lovely set of images Andy, those Hummingbird Hawkmoth shots are top-rate, hard insects to get as clearly as you have

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Ah William! two lovely macro-moth images, the framing simply does wonders, not that I'm implying such superb creatures need improving

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Hi Dave, I've always found Red Admiral a bit difficult to get a good image of, havn't got a clue why, I'm rarely satisfied with the end result...judging by your fine images of the species you don't have any difficulty

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A couple of local sites were visited today, principally to look for White Admiral and Silver Washed Fritillary. I don't think either species are on the wing just yet here in East Sussex I believe WA is just out in Wiltshire Trevor...so you don't have long to wait :wink: Bill :D "When in doubt ...

Black Hairstreak can prove so frustrating, but when you do manage to get a good image capture (just like your 'missed' one Mike ) all the frustration is completely forgotten...until next time

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