I'll start it off ~ two Red Admirals, one Speckled Wood ( found their pupae on my fence in the past ); two Gatekeepers and one Holly Blue. Weather poorish with heavy showers interspersed with warm sunshine.
My back garden is a modest size and further reduced since building a double garage at the bottom alongside the single one already there. I'm also interested in old cars. Whilst in the garage this afternoon with the door wide open, a male Peacock entered and settled down under the tiles of the pitched roof. I left the door open but, I never saw it fly out. One winter, I discovered a couple hibernating in an old worn car tyre propped against a brick wall.
So, what butterfly visitors come to your garden ~ no cheating mind! Only genuine examples please..
I'll have to go a long way to top friends in Surrey and Hampshire. Both sexes of Purple Emperor visit most flight seasons there and the occasional freshly emerged Pine Hawk breeding on the large mature pines in their garden.
The managing agents have neglected their maintenance duties and in recent weeks the grass outside my window has been overtaken by all manner of weeds and wild flowers. On my return from work the other day I saw a puzzled-looking Meadow Brown fluttering about this patch. I seized the opportunity and ran in to fetch camera. As I came back out I had just been preceded by my neighbour, who was settling down for a spot of sunbathing. She and I have never got on that well. My case comes up next Friday 
