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Otep wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 8:00 pm That is an excellent question and answer that I am the beneficiary of. Thank you to you all. I am just starting my 3rd season and I am on 42 species seen. Those 3 are on my wish list.

I must confess that I am a little scared of the Mountain Ringlet. Not the butterfly itself, but its altitude. That altitude might not be compatible with my smokers lungs. I can hear it now, 'He died doing what he loved' Maybe I should make the Mountain Ringlet the last that I try to see and go out in a blaze of glory.

bugboy wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 9:47 pm Irton Fell is the easiest site to get to for the Mountain Ringlet, under 400M above sea level, it's just a short walk up a gentle slope from the car park. If the weathers with you, you can park your car, take your pics and be back at your car in under an hour... if you wanted to that is!

Neil Freeman wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 7:57 pm Hi Stevie.

I have seen Mountain Ringlet and Northern Brown Argus at the same time (June), Mountain Ringlet at Irton Fell and NBA at a number of sites including Latterbarrow, Gait Barrows and Arnside Knott. You can also see Large Heath at Meathop Moss or Foulshaw Moss at this time and Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary at a number of sites in the area. In fact I saw all four species in one day a few years ago.

I have seen Scotch Argus and NBA both flying at Arnside Knott in late July into early August.

I have never seen all three at the same time.

As Dave says it is theoretically possible if Mountain Ringlets are still flying in late July at their higher altitude sites in Cumbria when the first Scotch Argus start emerging and NBA should still be around, albeit probably past their best.

Whenever we have been up there we have booked a few days into a B&B which gives more time to explore and also increases the chance of having a decent window in the weather which can be rather unpredictable up that way.

Cheers,

Neil.

Lawts wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 10:11 pm

Neil Freeman wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 7:57 pm Hi Stevie.

I have seen Mountain Ringlet and Northern Brown Argus at the same time (June), Mountain Ringlet at Irton Fell and NBA at a number of sites including Latterbarrow, Gait Barrows and Arnside Knott. You can also see Large Heath at Meathop Moss or Foulshaw Moss at this time and Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary at a number of sites in the area. In fact I saw all four species in one day a few years ago.

I have seen Scotch Argus and NBA both flying at Arnside Knott in late July into early August.

I have never seen all three at the same time.

As Dave says it is theoretically possible if Mountain Ringlets are still flying in late July at their higher altitude sites in Cumbria when the first Scotch Argus start emerging and NBA should still be around, albeit probably past their best.

Whenever we have been up there we have booked a few days into a B&B which gives more time to explore and also increases the chance of having a decent window in the weather which can be rather unpredictable up that way.

Cheers,

Neil.

Neil do you know if Brown Argus has reached Arnside Knott, or is it still a "safe" site for Northern Brown Argus?
Thanks.