In my sightings there seemed to be a strong preference to fly over and into blackthorn and ash, and I didn't see them at any other spots on the reserve at all, even where there was blackthorn. I have seen and photographed a single BH female, albeit a bit tatty, at Ravensroost Meadow but that was my...

Wayne wrote:Fantastic shot, 300mm with extension tubes?

Particularly if hand held. Depth of field particularly impressive.

You now have a Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR AF-S ~ that's pro-spec stuff. Nice.

...for my own pages . I'm not much of a web designer, but at least the subject fits here. Any corrections for IDs is most welcome. One warning, though: The pages are a bit long, so loading each could take time. Spent some time looking at this site. A fine effort with much to admire ~ well done. P.S...

There was one sunning itself in my south facing garden on 20th December. family members saw it later too. Until it was removed a few years ago, I had a large specimen of Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree) in my garden. Flowers profusely in early winter and one or two Red Admirals could be seen on it ev...

How easy is it to find the ovum of White-letter Hairstreak? I have tried looking for Purple and Brown Hairstreaks the last couple of winters, but have yet to have any success. It's a great help to have good eyesight ... which I used to have..;) Like so many things in life, once you've found the fir...

Back in the 1970s, whilst searching Laneside Blackthorn Hedgerows well removed from Black and Brown Hairstreak localities, I located a single egg of the White Letter on Blackthorn. A fine specimen of a female W-L-H was reared on potted Blackthorn. The larva emerged around the first week of March and...

Discovered this site by chance a few weeks ago. As a life long enthusiast for all things Natural History, but above all the Lepidoptera of both the UK and the rest of the world, decided to join up. My interest goes back as far as WWII when as a very very small boy aged three, I watched late season R...