Hi

Could someone please confirm ID on these two blues ... the first I have a Common Blue, I'm not to sure on the second, I'm thinking the light blue is more like Chalkhill Blue ...

Thanks

Clive

Hi A visit to Langford Lakes NR on Saturday 2th October and very nice to be greeted by half a dozen Speckled Woods dancing about along the path towards the first hide ... three Small Whites were also present as we walked around the reserve ... then out the far end we followed the river Wylye for abo...

Hi A visit to Noar Hill today ... quite a lot of Common Blues still about, mainly females and looking very worn now, old and new Meadow Browns, Small Heaths, Brown Argus and Small Whites ... one female Brown Hairstreak, some Speckled Woods in good condition and two very nice Commas ... also flocks o...

Hi Wurzel

We found some nice Brown Hairstreaks on the 7 Aug and again on the 15 Aug at Shipton Bellinger ... hope that helps for next year ... we found some yesterday, but like yours looking rather faded although one was quite nice still ...

Clive

Hi We started off at Shipton Bellinger today with the hope of finding the Brown Hairstreaks again ... Shirley found one almost straight away! ... a couple of nice new Speckled Woods along with the Holly Blues, Meadow Browns and a good number of rather faded Small Whites ... IMG_4074.jpg IMG_3969.jpg...

Hi The Adonis Blues were looking very nice again at Stockbridge Down yesterday, we found about a dozen this time ... and a very large number of Meadow Browns, they may have even out numbered the Chalkhill Blues! ... Holly Blues again in the car park, we've seen a good number of these over the last f...

Zonda wrote:Thanks Neil,,,, still time then.

Hi Zonda

We found Clouded Yellows last year around Charmouth beach during the last week of October ... so we still hope to see one ... haven't seen any this year so far ...

Clive

Hi

Not to be put off with the poor weather the Chalkhill Blues put on a fine display today at Magdalen Hill Down ...

Clive

Hi

Out again today looking for Brown Hairstreaks at Shipton Bellinger ... very nice to see males, females and an egg laying female ... and a good number of Holly Blues along with the usual suspects ...

Clive

Hi Shirley & I managed to find five Adonis Blues today at Stockbridge Down, and for a change I spotted most of them first :) ... only because Shirley was reading! ... as it was cloudy and windy lots of the other blues were found resting on some nice perches... Clive IMG_2153.jpg IMG_2239.jpg IMG...

Hi

Yet another trip to Stockbridge Down ... just an amazing number of Chalkhill Blues again ... and very pleased to find three Adonis Blues along with them ... nice to bump into Phil & Rosalyn from UK Butterflies ...

Clive

Hi

We visited Greenham Common today to look for the Grayling ... Shirley as usual spotted one and we had a fantastic display as she flitted along stopping every few yards to lay an egg or two ...

Clive

Hi A visit to Martin Down today and we found 21 different species, 7 within a couple of hundred yards from the central car park ... including Holly Blues along the hedgerow and a very nice Speckled Wood at the first track junction ... further on we found the Adonis Blue looking very good indeed and ...

Thanks for your kind words Trev

Clive

Hi With the black cloulds all around us today we had a wonder along the hedgerows at Shipton Bellinger ... Good numbers of Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large & Small Whites ... also some very new Common Blues & Holly Blues ... and the highlight of the day - two Brown Hairstreaks ... Clive IMG_0...

Hi

Back to Stockbridge Down again today ... just an incredible amount of Butterflies again ...
Followed by a late afternoon walk around Danebury Hill ...

Clive

Hi

Failing to find the Silver-spotted Skipper last weekend at Stockbridge Down we returned today and our luck was in ... Shirley, as usual spotted them first ... 17 different species altogether were seen today ...

Clive

Many thanks Cotswold Cockney

Clive

Hi A lovely day with the Butterflies and Buddlejas at Longstock, very nice to see the Red Admiral, Large & Small White, Comma & Peacock as we really haven't seen many of these this year so far ... Great to see Pete, Gary, Lisa, Roger and everyone else there too ... Had a peep at Stockbridge ...

Thanks Jack & Pete ... I'm glad you liked the shot I would have missed this if Shirley hadn't seen him ...

Clive