After keeping a Personal Diary on UKB for nearly five years now, I will be making my last few posts through late March, before embarking on some exciting new adventures in the world of butterfly conservation, beginning in April. This will mean that I will have to redirect my time elsewhere, at least for a few years, although I'll still be an enthusiastic supporter of this great website! I will continue to post news about butterflies, but from a different angle. More to come in due course.
This afternoon I continued my now traditional early season forays along the banks of Ferring Rife. Things are hotting up! 36 Small Tortoiseshells were enjoying the warm sunshine, along the east bank between the beach car park and the first bridge, including at least 6 courting couples. Egg-laying should begin very soon now, and I expect numbers to build considerably based on observations over the last few years. This is a fantastic venue to start the ball rolling for another great season of butterfly-watching.
