Hi Pete

Thank you. Given your status update, my confusion is well justified on this occasion! I just wanted to check that I hadn't missed any obvious features that might have helped to resolve the identification. Cheers!

Jonno

Your collective help please I was in in the Yorkshire Dales near Grassington and saw a number of Brown Argus sp in a grassy area at 260m altitude below some big limestone scree slopes. They were very active but I managed to get a few shots of one individual (attached) There appears to be a lot of wh...

Hi Neil We also saw a beautiful SWF female Valesina but unfortunately she did not settle long enough for a photo I visited Oversley last week and captured a few distance shots of this Valesina by the bench at the end of the northernmost straight. Photos don't really do justice to this brilliant crea...

Neil Thank you. Thanks for confirming my fears. So much to see, so little time to squeeze it all in. Note to self: need to create a week by week planner for target species / locations next year. On that point, has anyone here done a Big Year List and created a 'Where to go' schedule? I would love to...

A cry for help please! Due to work and bad weather I seem to have missed the peak flight season for Glanvilles this year, and the forecast for this weekend doesn't look great so my next window is now probably 10days away or more Can anyone tell me the current status of GFs on the Isle of Wight pleas...

I am hoping to visit Fermyn in the near future for PE having had brief views only last year at Bentley Wood. Savernake is much closer to home and is also on my radar as it has a small population, but there doesn't seem to be much info around on how best to see them apart from a few references to sig...

Thanks - I thought it probably was but great to have some expert confirmation

Jonno

All Could anyone help put a name to this frit please, seen South Wales today. I didn't really get a much closer view, but am leaning towards dark green fritillary based on a glimpse of underwing (but not definitive...) Got me thinking - are there are any sure shot ways of IDing in the field on just ...

Guy

Thanks. I figured as much

I know roughly where to go at Whitecross - the question is, is that enough, or are the odds stacked too heavily against me... Hmmm

Jonno

A quick request please to those UKB contributors with more experience than I... Do black hairstreaks require a certain min temperature before thay get active? I am planning to visit a couple of sites on Tuesday when the forecast temperature is ~16 degrees C. I know it will warm up as the week progre...

Guy

Many thanks - got it!

Jonno

Re Tuesday Durlston blue piccy

Could you help me with why this is an Adonis as the black doesn't seem to cut across the white margin. My inexperience here, so keen to learn!

Much appreciated

Jonno

Hi all Seeing all the recent reports of GS on here has got my imagination going! I am based in Gloucestershire and GS is still a lifer for me. So could any of you kind folks help me with a sure-fire site somewhere within reasonable driving distance please? My Dad has agreed to a day out this weekend...

Hi Pete

Cool! That's tomorrow sorted then!

I have a lot still to learn so very grateful for any guidance like this - thanks

jonno

I am 13 and this is my posting to this amazing website. I hope some of you experts can help, please! :wink: My dad has been driving me around this year and I have now seen 45 species in the UK with the help of the info that I have seen on UKB. I am trying to convince him to take me to Whitecross tom...