Went to Ware Cliffs today saw numerous Small skippers(First in my life) and 4 Marbled whites (first ever) also lots of Medow browns and Ringlets, Fresh Comma and 2 Large whites. Aparently there is a small colony of lulworth skippers at Burton Bradstock has anyone seen them there? Great day! :D Felix

Going to Powerstock common on saturday hoping to see some Marbled whites and mabye even a Silver-washer fritillary, wish me luck.

I am jealous that you saw a Wall brown Zonda I would of love to of seen one at Giant's hill.

Hopefully the weather will get better Guy.

Felix

Thank you Guy and Nick for that info it was very interesting.

This week is ment to be a great one here weather wise and I hope to get out on the weekend to go butterfly hunting.

There are apparently preety bad storms in south europe have you had it Guy??!!

Felix

I was very annoyed yesterday seeing cows grazing in my local field which I usualy see lots of common blues and yesterday I saw not even 1!!

Are cows a problem??

Felix

Went to Cerne Abbas Hill two days ago saw lots and I mean hundreds of Marsh Fritillaries!(my First ever fritillary) also over 20 Adonis blues(first ever!) a prestine large skipper(first ever!), 4x Dingy skipper and 1x Grizzled skipper(first ever!)and 1x Brown argus(first ever!)and 5x small heath. Al...

One difference I noted was that the bramble was not yet in flower (unlike 2009)

There are a couple flowering here in Lyme Regis!

Felix

Summer is here at long last !

Good luck,

Felix

Today at the undercliff there was no wood whites but some speakled woods. It was a great day out altogether.

(I took the photos )


Felix

Off to the undercliff today hoping to see a wood white!

Wish me luck ,


Felix

Thanks Pete......YES now I can monitor for common blue eggs, lava, pupa!


Thanks again,

from a very happy Felix

I found this on a walk on the beach where this grassy patch lay and the plant looked familiar and thought it was bird's-foot trefoil but I'm not sure at all.

It grew very low with tiny little leaves.

P.S I not the best photographer

Thanks for any help,

felix

When do you think the painted ladies will start to come in there normal numbers?


Felix

Went off to Powerstock common today with my family and as I knew this was a good place to see butterflies so I suggested to go. I saw..... (My first EVER! :D ) dingy skippers about 5 of them(but no grizzled skippers :( ) I saw numerous common blues, 3x small heaths, 4x speckled woods, lots of small ...

Yes, I agree with Susie that annoying north eastly-winds is to blame!!

Felix

19⁰C here on the south-coast on monday!!

Went to Ware cliffs today and came across a big patch of lady's smock and found OT eggs.

Felix

Today I went to Ware cliff near Lyme Regis and the undercliff too I was hoping to see some fritilaries( does any one know if there are any common or rare sightings there?) but I didn't see any. :( BUT lots of ladies smock = lots of Orange tips, at least 10 of the males and I even got one on my finge...

1 speckled wood and 1(female) orange tip flying around a small field of ladies smock(I saw the SW when walking to school on a blue bell it looked rather cold and I saw the orange tip on the coach that we went on for a school trip).

I have seen lods of SW in my garden which is good.

Felix

6 speckled woods in are garden today even know there is the horrible hazy cloud here today (and we have had it quite alot this week) which blocks out half of the suns heat and light ARHHH!! Has any one esle had it?


Felix