No Long-Tailed Blues there I suppose Neil??
Cheers,
Lee Slaughter (Cornwall)

"I've seen a minimum of 33 individuals over 5 sites" Neil, You have seen with your total of 33 different individuals, just 5 short of the total of 38 recorded individual Long-tailed Blues across the whole of the UK in the infamous & historic migrant year of 1945. I believe the record ...

Just to put on record again my thanks to Neil (Sussex Kipper) as if it wasn't for Neil's enthusiasm & willingness to share the Long-tailed Blue sightings & related information on here and personally by phone (including to me) then quite a few folk (including myself & my family) wouldn't ...

Couldn't agree more. I mean - they're bl**dy good photos anyway, but when you add the rarity factor they really are something special! Neil gave me a good impression of how much effort he's put in to get those shots when I spoke with him last week. My hat goes off to him :) Cheers, - Pete I have to...

Good stuff Paul (Testudo Man)! Hopefully everyone that travelled however many times to try & connect & see this species has now seen it & frazzled away the ozone layer with the many thousands of miles of driving we've done between us all!! Does Paul Whetton take the biscuit with over 15...

"1500 miles or so"...............HAA HAAA HAAAAAAA!!!............That completely trashes my 676 miles !!! Still.....Common as it is around southern Europe and in other areas in the world, until this year it remained a very rare migrant that anyone would be very fortunate indeed to see in ...

Oh Yessss as Churchill often says, what a great day at Kingsdown Leas. Two Clouded Yellows and four LTBs preventing me from a nervous breakdown or worse. The Clouded Yellows were both fly byes but the LTBs behaved very well. One female was very worn but two males and a second female were in great c...

"To say I was pleased would be an understatement".........................Well done Maximus!! I felt just as you did last Sunday to finally see one! Persistance paid off in the end. Well done & cherish the hard earned memories of your encounter with it. Cheers, Lee Slaughter (Cornwall...

Fingers crossed for you tomorrow Paul..........You WILL see them there I confidently predict as the weather is absolutely ideal there tomorrow at Kingsdown Leas!! Keep your chin up & it will all come good tomorrow! Cheers, Lee Slaughter (also a 600 + miles veteran of the 2013 Long-tailed Blue b...

Hi there, Hells teeth......all these in just 1 garden too!! Definitely a day you won't forget! I shall not forget our trip to Kent last weekend either but to photograph all these in the comfort of a friend's garden! Just how many Long-tailed Blues migrated over here England) in total? 1000+ in my e...

Weatherwise, it looks to be a decent weekend, so this could be a final opportunity to get out and see this butterfly. As an aside, are we now to assume that the potential Clouded Yellow explosion is unlikely to occur? Don't rule out the next home brood Clouded Yellows. There will some emerge I'm su...

mud-puddling wrote:I'd agree with previous posts, if weather looking favourable def worth a chance. I think there will be more emerging. Happy hunting! Leigh

Best of luck to you matey! if you find one it will be one of the highlights of your butterfly hobby ever!!
Cheers,
Lee Slaughter.

I would again like to add that I am very grateful to all who sent me private messages and forum messages of encouragement and congrats on here and said they were pleased for us before & after our infamous trip to Kingsdown Leas last weekend! Without this forum I would never have made the journe...

My Long-tailed Blue seen on Sunday 29th September, 2013 at Kingsdown Leas, Kent. [img] Kent%20September%202013%20Long%20Tailed%20Blue%20Butterfly%20Photos%20upperside.jpg [/img] [img] Kent%20September%202013%20Long%20Tailed%20Blue%20Butterfly%20Photo%20Underside.jpg [/img] This is the 1st image I've...

Last Sunday was my birthday and as it was sunny I decided at about 13.00 to visit Brading Down on the Isle of Wight where I live. I saw the following: Chalkhill Blue (2), Common Blue (2), Small Copper (2), Red Admiral (1), Small Heath (1), Speckled Wood (2 ) Someone else the same day reported from ...