Hi The Marbled White put on a fantastic show today at Magdalen Hill Down, they where everywere even on the steep slopes ... a good number of Ringlet and Small Skippers along quite a few Meadow Brown and the odd Comma, Small Tortoiseshell , Red Admiral and Small White ... IMG_0766.jpg IMG_0896.jpg IM...

The Ringlet was about in good numbers today at Pamber Forest and our first Small Skippers this year ... White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large Skipper, Speckled Wood, Marbled White and Meadow Brown where also about along with one Comma ...

Clive

A large number of Silver-washed Fritillary in Bentley Wood today along with a good number of Ringlets & Large Skippers ... also a few White Admirals and a glimpse of the White-letter Hairstreak high in the treetops ... a couple of Marbled Whites spotted on the way round too ... Clive IMG_9951.jp...

Hi A very enjoyable walk around Broughton Down yesterday, spotted our first Marbled White although he didn't settle anywhere ... We watched a Green Hairstreak guarding his patch from the lower leaves of a beech tree ... A large number of Small Heath where just about everywhere, along with the usual ...

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Our first visit today to Silchester Common and the Silver-studded Blues ... also quite a number of Small Heaths and one Grizzled Skipper looking a little worn ... nice to see a Red Kite too ...

Clive

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Another visit to Martin Down today and we saw our first Meadow Brown this year ... lots of Large Skippers, Small Heaths and Small Blues ... the other blues are looking very worn now ...

Clive

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A visit to Stockbridge Down today and we saw our first Large Skippers this year ...

Also Common Blue, Brown Argus, Grizzled Skipper, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Small heath, Speckled Wood, Brimstone, Orange-tip, Green-veined White ...

Clive

Thanks Pete ... just when I thought I was getting the hang it ... great help ...

Clive

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Help please, from Martin Down last week as there were Adonis Blues & Common Blues in this area and these two were otherwise engaged and didn't fly off so I could ID them ...

Thanks Clive

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The Common Blue really was out in force today at Magdalen Hill Down ...

Clive

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Yesterday we found the Glanville Fritillary. followed by a walk along the ancient track way to look for the Wall, only a fleeting glimpse ... but returning along the sea wall we found about a dozen, far to active for any photo's ...

Clive

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Lots of blue Butterflies today at Martin Down ... Adonis Blue, Common Blue & Small Blue ...

Also Brown Argus, Grizzled Skippers, Dingy Skippers, Brimstones, Green-veined White & Orange-tips ...

Clive

Hi Chris

I used a Canon 40D & 300 F4 IS L lens, F7.1 for the first shot & F8 for the other two ... that lens has a MFD of 1.5m & I find if I ease back a little from that I get better shots ...

Clive

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A very enjoyable day at Bentley Wood with the Small Pearl-bordered Fritillarys ... much better than the heat wave last weekend! ...

Orange-tips, Green-veined Whites & Brimstones also made an appearance ...

Clive

Out again today for a walk around Stockbridge Down ... this time it was the Brown Argus chasing the Common Blues away. Walking back down the hill we watched a Small Copper chase the Common Blues away ... Other Butterflies seen ... Brimstones, Small Heaths, Grizzled Skipper, Orange-tips, Speckled Woo...

Hi Jack

From the car park up the main path to the reserve, turn right along the small path between the hedge & fence ... but I have been along there many times before and not seen any ...

Clive

Hi Shirley & I had a wonder around Magdalen Hill Down today, never seen so many Green Hairstreaks! We had a very enjoyable couple of hours watching them, they're just so interesting leaping into action every time an insect passed by and returning to their perch. Then down to hillside to see the ...

Clive, was it you and Shirley I met at Botany Bay on Saturday afternoon? Hi Lee, we stayed at Noar Hill until about 4.30 and then returned home ... maybe we did meet you? and a shame if we missed ... there was four of us altogether and we saw much the same as you, no Grizzled Skippers but loads of ...

A short (90mins) visit to Noar Hill in cloudy,cool mizzle/light rain resulted in a Dingy Skipper and a single male Duke of Burgundy. Why does it insist on being rubbish weather on my day's off work??? I can recommend The Queens in nearby Selbourne for grub though Hi Seth That was a close miss, we w...

Thanks Mike ...

wavelea1 wrote:if you are having trouble the butterfly identification part of this site is just amazing and a credit to Pete.

... I didn't think of that I going to have a look now ...

Clive