I have seen PEs in the air at Goose Green- park by the gate just off the road near Bucks Horn Oak off the A325. Ian

Walter's Copse Newtown was buzzing this evening after work with 10 species: red admiral, white admiral, swf, comma, large white, painted lady, small and large skipper,marbled white and gatekeeper (first of the year). Also good broad-bodied chaser which posed for photos.Returned home to find small wh...

Hi All, I've run loads of field outings for Butterfly Conservation over the years - but I don't remember any going quite as well as the trip to Botany Bay yesterday (Sussex/Surrey borders). The meeting started at 9 am, so I put some of my rancid 'Hau Loc' belachan down at 8.55 am. At 8.58 am a pris...

White admirals, meadow browns and silver-washed fritillaries were the order of the day at Walters Copse Newtown IOW today including a mating pair of SWFs.

First white admirals for me yesterday at Walters Copse Newtown Isle of Wight.

Seen this evening on Brading Down Isle of Wight. Soon the chalkhill blues will be here roosting in the same way.

Many thanks for this helpful information - just hope the weather holds! Ian

My wife and I are going to Aviemore at the beginning of next month and plan to visit the above reserve to try to possibly see large heath, chequered skipper and scotch argus. Any comments about the reserve and other places to visit for natural history in the Cairngorms National Park area?

I was pleased to see my first marbled whites of the season on Brading Down in overcast weather. Also I was pleased to get a good photo of a small tortoiseshell- looks sharp edge to edge and a lovely row of blue spots.

Looks right to me. Many thanks.

I presume this is a moth caterpillar. Any ideas which one?

Really pleased with the work done at Ningwood Common Reserve on the Isle of Wight by the Hants and IOW Wildlife Trust. A very large area of scrub has been cleared and the small PBFs are now moving out on to the newer parts which have grown over the past couple of years. I saw 6 there this evening pl...

I was involved last week with the BBC filming for the One Show to be shown on 27 July 2009 with George Mc Gavin ( retired professor of entomology from Oxford) and Fiona Mountain ( author of the Lady of the Butterfly about Eleanor Glanville) photographing GFs at Bonchurch on the IOW. Should be fun to...

Not a bad day generally with 20 species at 4 sites plus my garden: Ningwood Common, Afton Down, Bonchurch Down and Shalcombe Down. Large White, GV White, Red Admiral, Common Blue, Small Blue, Brown Argus, Adonis Blue, GF, SPBF, Wall, Large Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper, Comma, Brimstone, ...

In the one site on the Isle of Wight where there are small pearl-bordered fritillaries I saw one today much earlier than normal. It is the Hants and IOW Wildlife Trust reserve at Ningwood Common. The site has been extensively cleared of scrub so in a few years time there may be many more butterflies...

Thanks for your kind comments. The only problem about going in to print is that the facts are always one step ahead of you!

Any ideas what I am doing wrong as my photos look very vivid and with impact on my computer like the MF above taken by xmilehigh, whereas when uploaded to the Sightings page they appear washed out. In old file terms the photos are like Velvia on my computer but like Kodachrome on the internet. Any c...

Hi all, An outing yesterday to West Yatton Down with eccle's & then on to Hazelbury common, for the recently emerged Marsh Fritillary's after 1 was sighted there on the previous Thursday. We also met up with Rogerdodge who stopped by especially for the Marsh Fritillary's, was good to see you ag...

Seen this weekend at Noar Hill (DOB and common blue),Hod Hill (MF), Powerstock Common (Painted lady) and Afton Down (Small blues mating).

Same problem as last month when voting time comes- so many stunning images. I might as well give up.