No time to show/edit pics right now, but just wanted to report sightings from back on the 27th, an also today (out in the field beyond 7.15pm!). Visited the same local Kent site on both days. Back on the 27th meant 3 new species for the year for me, 4 to 6 Common Blues (all males)...1 Small Blue...1...

Having missed out on capturing any pics of a Brown Argus on Friday, i returned to the same Kent location today (Monday) to try my luck once more! We had several spells of sunshine through the afternoon, an sure enough, the solitary male Brown Argus showed himself a few times. Other species were on t...

Good Friday, could have been Great Friday, if only i had been quick enough to capture a pic of a fresh Brown Argus, but it took flight an was whisked away by the wind!...The dueling Green Hairstreaks made up for missing the Brown Argus though, 10 species seen on the day, but all were low numbers, ni...

Extended lunch break today, to search for Dingy Skippers, at a local Kent site. 3 fresh Dingys seen, plus 5 Grizzlies too. Finally spotted a Speckled Wood, an also a quick flash sighting of a Green Hairstreak. Low numbers of Orange Tips, 1 Comma, 3 Peacocks...but the most numerous butterfly seen was...

Finished work early today, so went looking for possible "earlyish" Grizzled Skipper an Green Hairstreak, at a local area here in Kent. No GH to be found...but 4 Grizzled Skipper sighted, with some high flying dueling action between 2 of them. Not many other species on the wing (maybe too h...

A late start to the season this year for me!...although i did go out back on the 7th of this month too. An extended lunch break today, saw good numbers of both Peacock (15+). Comma (15+). Brimstone (6) plus a single female. All at a local woodland here in Kent. Im pretty sure i may well have seen a ...

Garden watching today, an 2 Red Admirals seen...but, 1 was in next doors garden!! an it looked to be in very very good condition. 2nd was basking on my clothes line post! in my garden, an i captured some images of that one, which was a little worn though. Great to see 2 of em. No images cropped, but...

Red Admiral seen today in my Kent garden, at lunchtime. It basked briefly on the fence, then flew off. Nothing to keep it in the garden now, as all my late blooming white buddleia is well gone! Looking at the mild weather for this week, i would think there could be a few November sightings. No pics ...

Yesterday (Sunday) sighted in my Kent garden were - 2 Red Admiral, an a surprise Holly Blue!
2 days previous (Friday) sighting in the garden was a Large White. No photos, but great to see these at the latter part of October.
Cheers Paul.

I will try again, in case my previous post some how got lost? Back on the 11/10/24, i sighted 3 Red Admiral in my garden, they are still feeding on the White Buddleia! A week before that my garden species were 5! All singles though, consisting of Speckled Wood, Comma, Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Large ...

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If i now look on this post, i can see my previous post, plus other posts before that??? Will this post even appear, who knows

Back on the 11/10/24, i sighted 3 Red Admiral in my garden, they are still feeding on the White Buddleia! A week before that my garden species were 5! All singles though, consisting of Speckled Wood, Comma, Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Large White. A couple of weeks ago, i placed 3 bananas on a patio ta...

If anyone's wondering why the weather has suddenly turned to #@*** again, I've just started a week off work, my bad, sorry :roll: . Anyway, despite the weather I thought I'd take advantage of a promised window in the rain this afternoon down Essex way and investigate David Lazarus's newly discovere...

A strange season/year for 2024! Some winners...but mostly losers. Lets hope next year is better all round. Three pics from me, as usual, single images, basic editing of Jpegs, Handheld. Taken in/around Kent. cheers Paul. Silver Spotted Skipper nectaring (male). 11/8/24 at 4.40pm. Queendown Warren, K...

If anyone's wondering why the weather has suddenly turned to #@*** again, I've just started a week off work, my bad, sorry :roll: . Anyway, despite the weather I thought I'd take advantage of a promised window in the rain this afternoon down Essex way and investigate David Lazarus's newly discovere...

Yesterday (Sunday) an i made a visit to Cliffe Pools in Kent, i was hoping to maybe see a couple of stray Clouded Yellow, but not a single one seen! 5 hours an 5+ miles walked. Other Butterflies seen were - 75+ Whites (Large/Small/GVW) 20+ Wall Brown, 10+ Common Blue (half fresh/half worn) 6+ Red Ad...

That's more like it! Today I paid a trip to Kirkby Moor Nature Reserve, Lincolnshire, and was pleased to find that third brood Small Coppers are now emerging in good numbers. An afternoon spent on site produced a very respectable count of 134 Small Coppers, which included one mating pair. Many of t...

Saturday morning an Sunday just gone, garden watching in between the rain showers!!! Im 45+ miles inland from the Kent coast, but ive noticed a few butterflies on my Buddleia! Maybe they are from the recent "big migrant movement"?? 2 Painted Lady, 2+ Red Admiral so far! Others to note were...

Last Sunday i sighted 2nd brood Adonis on the wing, maybe 4 females, an 10 males. Also counted 4 mating pairs of 2nd brood Common Blues, so even though the numbers are down this season, its nice to actually find mating pairs! Silver Spotted Skippers still active, but not the numbers seen the previou...

The Grasses and flora in general at Dungeness is VERY dry! and we seem to have another situation with many very small butterflies on the wing .Not only at Dungeness either ,in my local forest a short while back I saw two very small Gatekeepers........easily smaller than Small Heaths ,anyway heres a...