Small skipper at Chambers Farm Wood in Lincolnshire. Taken on 3-8-15. Photographed by Rachael Theaker.

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Colin.

A visit to Fermyn wood. 9-7-10 and 9-7-10. Many purple emperors were out in force in the morning just did not know which one to photo, i was spoilt for choice, at one point we had five flying around our feet. quite a few dark white admirals too, a female silver washed frit and numerous white letter ...

Took a trip to Norfolk this weekend for swallowtails. Visited strumpshaw fen, How hill and Catfield fen, all produced swallowtails but very few numbers, even on a warm sunny day. This swallowtail flew by and decided to land on the buttercups just in front of me, right place, right time.

A scarce chaser in your garden, thats amazing
Yesterday a few hours spent at Messingham NR produced hairy dragonflies and four spotted chasers.

I visited the Holies yesterday to look for adonis blues but was very surprised to see 5 club-tailed dragonflies such a distance from the river which was good because it saved me precious time looking for them elsewhere. http://www.flickr.com/photos/redhoopoe/

A visit to River Eau at Susworth produced six species of damselfly Azure, common blue, blue tailed, variable, red eyed and large red. I then checked out a small brook nearby which had banded demoiselles. http://www.flickr.com/photos/redhoopoe/ _MG_4712.JPG _MG_4753.JPG _MG_4815.JPG _MG_4844.JPG _MG_...

Went to Lardon chase, Berkshire looking for adonis blues unsuccessfully, but i met a woman doing a butterfly transect who kindly showed me where to find them. There must have been 50+ on a very small area of south facing chalkland at the Holies, and it was magical. P1010188.JPG _MG_5029.JPG _MG_5026...

A visit to Gait Barrows NNR produced three broad bodied chasers.

24 species for me, all in the excellent year of 2006. Small and large skipper, clouded yellow, brimstone, small, large and gv white, orange tip, small copper, brown argus, common and holly blue, red admiral, peacock, small tortoiseshell, painted lady, comma, speckled wood, wall, grayling, gatekeeper...

Has anyone seen any second brood adonis blues yet, i am on holiday next week and i am planning a trip down south to see chalkhill blue and silver spotted skipper, if i can see all three it would be terrific, i was too early for the first brood of adonis when i went to Goring for the clubtail dragonf...

From the car pk follow the main track at the gate, it bears round to the left, follow it to the end where it continues straight on and another track bears right, theres a bench between the two. The blackthorn next to the bench and the blackthorn along the track which bears right is a good area. Have...

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Purple hairstreak and brown hairstreak in your garden, thats awesome, how did you manage that.

Colin.

Grayling at risby Warren, Lincs.

Colin.

A visit to Crowle Moor NR in North Lincs produced a common hawker, several southern hawkers ,common darter, ruddy darter and four spot chaser.

Colin.

A visit to Crowle moor in North Lincs on 5-7-09 produced many large heaths along with ringlet, meadow brown, large skippers everywhere, and a few gatekeepers. At Risby Warren, also in North Lincs there was plenty of Grayling about, once they landed and closed their wings they became almost invisible...

I visited Arneside Knott on the 20th - 22nd June.I did not come across any high brown frits, just one northern brown argus and several small heaths.I visited Gaitbarrows hoping to see some, still none but three DG frits.I also visited whitbarrow woods nature reserve and saw 1SW frit, several DG frit...

Hi Jack At first i could not find any where to park, i continued past the research centre and turned left at the next turn off, short way down the road on the left there is parking for a few cars, where the bollards are.Follow the footpath through the woods, after a while it bears left and continues...

Excellent eccles. I was hoping to get some flight shots last week of downy emeralds at Wake valley pond in Epping forest and at the Moat pond at Thursley common,unfortunately the weather was not warm enough and i only saw a few, i tried last year and got some. Downy emerald is excellent for flight s...

Today i made my first visit to Monks wood in search of my first black hairstreak. 9.30am - 3.00pm.
In two locations i managed to see around 25, with some landing for photo opportunities.

Colin.