Cheers Wurzel. Fingers crossed for a few more.

Neil.

Thanks Trevor. Due to my limited opportunities these days I always like to plan to try and get the best return for my time. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, luckily on that day it worked out nicely :D Garden Moths. I have not been running my garden moth trap that much this year, mostly due ...

Saturday 18th May. A pleasant day, especially when the sun was out although we did lose it behind cloud for some extended periods this afternoon. A walk down to my local spot by Wagon Lane produced very little, just half a dozen Green-veined/Small Whites, a couple of Speckled Wood and a tatty femal...

Just been catching up on your PD Mike, some great reports with cracking photos of lovely butterflies.

That Wall Brown ab. is something special though , must be the butterfly of the year for you.

Cheers,

Neil.

I have a sneaky suspicion that female Hairstreak may make another appearance in the favourites thread over the winter though, what a beauty. IMG_0125.JPG Yes indeed! I would say that is a certainty. What a lovely butterfly and like you say, the light shows it to its best :mrgreen: :D Cheers, Neil.

Jealous of your recent Pearls Trevor I just about caught the start of them at Stansted Forest last week but in truth I was a few days too early for them there.

Very nice Green Hairstreak too

Cheers,

Neil.

Lovely Orange-tips and Green Hairstreaks there Wurzel

Cheers,

Neil.

Thanks Wurzel, t'was indeed a cracking day :D Thanks David. Yes, it all came together on the Wednesday :D I've not seen much since my return home last week. During our few days away, the warm weather after lots of previous rain, had led to a spurt of growth of everything in the garden so most of the...

What you have there Kev is a nice fresh female (top) and a male (bottom). Females tend to have finer markings than males and can often look like your example. For me it is within normal variation although I dare say someone will still put some obscure name to it.

Cheers,

Neil.

Wednesday 8th May - Afternoon I forgot to mention in my previous report that I also saw my first Small Heath at Butser Hill. Whilst thinking about where to move on to next, I initially considered going to Old Winchester Hill but figured that I would be seeing the same species there that I had alrea...

Cheers Wurzel. Just goes to show that you never know what you may find, even in the most unlikely conditions. Wednesday 8th May - morning We woke up on Wednesday to be greeted by low cloud and mist although the forecast indicated that it would soon burn off to give another warm and sunny day. The pl...

Tuesday 7th May. After the dismal weather on Monday we were greeted on Tuesday morning by wall to wall blue skies with the sun rapidly warming things up. After breakfast, Jane said I could disappear for a couple of hours while she chilled out in the garden at our B&B, as long as we could go out...

Cheers Wurzel. Tuesday and Wednesday did indeed improve greatly and I managed to find all my targets for down there (just!). Cheers, Neil. Sunday 5th May. We left home on Sunday morning in quite pleasant warm sunny weather for the drive down south to see our daughter and family in Emsworth during wh...

I spent 3 hours at Park Corner and Rowland Wood this morning in perfect weather. I could not believe how quiet both areas were. The final tally was 2 Red Admirals, 5 Peacocks and a fresh Green Veined White. A female Brimstone provided a quick flyby. Yellow Speckle moths however were everywhere. I h...

Thanks David. Yes indeed, especially when you find a nice large patch like I did the other day. Thanks Chris. It has been a poor spring for the whites here, last Tuesday was the first time I saw more than a couple and they were mostly Small Whites. I have still only seen the one confirmed Green-vein...

Hi Chris. Yes they do fluctuate from year to year with numbers down slightly in the past couple of years from their high point of 3/4 year ago. Numbers are usually pretty consistent in the spring but vary more in the summer, especially later in the year when they sometimes have a late flourish in Se...

I had a few fresh scotica Large Heath a few years ago (2016 I think) in early June, but they did have an uncommonly warm spell of weather end of May into ealy June up there that year. They were on the other side of the track from the river, opposite a good Chequered Skipper spot near to the end of t...

Saturday 27th April. Dull grey overcast all day. Nothing seen. Sunday 28th April. More grey cloud but now with added rain or drizzle all day. Nothing seen. Monday 29th April. A little brighter but only in that there was some lighter grey cloud. Quite windy but at least no rain. Nothing seen. Today ...

Cheers Wurzel. Unfortunatly there were'nt any showers to duck out between, just a blanket grey overcast of doom or rain/drizzle all day.

Thanks Chris. I am fortunate with my resident garden Speckled Woods in that I can see a procession of fresh ones throughout the season.

Cheers,

Neil.

Cheers Wurzel and Trevor. Yes, Herb Robert is a useful plant at this time of year for attracting passing OTs. It springs up all over the place in my garden and can be a bit invasive but is shallow rooted so easy to control. Friday 26th April. A dismal week here with loads of cloud and a cold wind on...