Just wondering if anyone had any ideas if this Small Heath is a named ab? Cheers in advance... Have a goodun

Wurzel

Cheers Dave :D Looking back at how the reports came in it looks like there's about a week between the first at Battlesbury and Cotley. I called in the other day and there were still some fresh ones in the mix :D Fovant 11-05-2024 As I was heading in the general direction of Martin Down via Wilton I ...

"and of course no one will get to explore the ' Red Flag ' areas to find out"...You could doit but it might cost you an arm and a leg...literally :shock: :wink: Cracking Adonis Trevor, then even more cracking Small Pearls and then even,even more cracking Blackstreaks - it's like nano-parti...

You're getting so close with the open wing Small Heath shots Dave and about a million miles better than any I've taken 8) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Orchids are funny things like you say; here one year gone the next (decade) but then back again, I'm just glad that butterflies are slightly less contrary :wi...

Cracking stuff even though the Glannies didn't play ball That Common Blue is a bit of a looker, looks like they were rationing the spot paint that day

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Cracking set of posts Essex especially like the dual Dingy shot You don't often see them together unless they're in cop as normally they're beating the hell out of each other or anything else that gets too close for that matter

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"Sorry for my late reply Wurzel"...no worries smythric - as I'm still in May on my PD I know all about the joys of living in the past Cheers for the fascinating information- I'll keep my eyes peeled next year

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Cotley 11-05-2024 As the first Marshie had only just been recorded over at the neighbouring hill things weren’t looking too crash hot in terms of them showing at Cotley. But wanting to have the first meet up with Dave and reasoning that ‘someone has to see the first one’ I set off along the A36. Wh...

Such variation among those Marshies Dave :shock: definitely worthy of their own post 8) I particularly like number 4 (that thick, almost band of black is very striking) and number 13 (the coloured blocks almost make blocks of colour rather than the usual chequer board) :D 8) :mrgreen: Have a goodun ...

First up can you give me the name of your Dr? :wink: :mrgreen: Second was this a Busmen's holiday or a job share- swapping one Zoo for another :wink: :wink: Thirdly some cracking butterflies but hats off for the ab.Taras - that is a mighty fine looking butterfly 8) :mrgreen: Have a goodun Wurzel

Looking forward to the next installment of 'To the Hill...'

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Lovely looking Blues Goldie Things certainly seem to be 'low and slow' this year, it's a case of getting anything when you can Hopefully things will pick up soon...

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Lovely looking 'Murff' Neil So much for flaming June so far Neil

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Those are some fantastic looking Orchids Essex I need to investigate if there's some information about the more unusual ones local to me Lovely looking Small Blue too

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That sounds like a cracking haul Ernie and with a Marshie on an Orchid to boot

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Fovant 06-05-2024 The Bank Holiday weekend had started unusually sunny but by about lunchtime it had realized what it was doing, given itself a stern talking too and reverted to the norm; cloud, rain and cool temperatures. So it remained most of the rest of the weekend and on Monday, though the rai...

Cheers Dave :D Funnily enough the other day I found one that was the complete opposite - barely a white hair on it and looking very much like a Red-underwing Skipper :shock: 'Cloud-check Neck' and 'Met-itis' are increasingly common afflications among butterfly enthusiasts :wink: :lol: June 2024 Well...

Cracking Dukes, Coppers and Blues Dave You were talking about those Holly Blues pootling about today - nice to see the visual aid to the tale If only the weather had been as convivial as the company today

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Great shots of the Holly Blue David Fingers crossed on your Grizzlie hunt, my county lost it's Small Pearls recently which has been a bit of a wrench to say the least

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Cheers Dave :D I was glad that I didn't have to rabb-it up too quickly on account of the new camera:wink: Star Wars Day! 04-05-2024 The Pearls at Bentley are normally out by the first few days into May and so it was time for the first of several annual meet ups with Philzoid. Surprisingly the weathe...