My frist painted lady of the year in my Warrington garden

Thanks trev
There are more than a few and boy some of them are big

Does anybody know what the chap in the picture is there's about three I've seen this morning and they are bigger than most of the bees
Thanks in advance

Sliver studded blues are active on the Great Orm over the weekend

Two Orange tips at the Sankey canal Warrington

Off the mark in sunny Warrington, I was surprised to see my first brimstone before lunch and then decided to have a good look on the canal bank alongside my house, plenty of commas in flight, three to four at a time fighting and displaying, also spotted two pristine peacocks.

Nice watch

Orange tips on the wing in Warrington, second day I have spotted this little chap

Im off the mark in the sunny North west Sankey valley park Warrington, two reds in flight, at the back of my house a commer, three small torts and a peacock, spring is definitely here

:? I'm thinking of trying the Great Orme for Silver studded blues over the next week - does anyone have any good clues where the best places might be - or am I too late? Janet Just seen your post Janet I know the silver studded on the orm very well, but I think they will all be gone by now. The best...

I've just spent the weekend in North Wales and I'm glad that I visited the Great Orm as the silver studded blues are back out and in there usual spot

First orange tips seen in sunny Warrington today also I've seen my first spotted wood of the year.all outside my house in the Sankey valley park

Glad for you Goldie
No stopping you now
In my Warrington garden today, brimstone,small torts and my first red admiral

That will maybe a threesome then Goldie, I've been once and spotted the dukes there but i didn't have much luck with anything else. It's a nice day out there

Hi Janet and welcome from me
I'm local to you and live in Warrington and do most of my butterfly spotting in the Sankey valley canal area, I've also tried Moore quarry . Well done on your butterflies so far we are always about two to three weeks behind the people down in the sunny south

You were right the second time Goldie it's a toad

Well ive done it , ive been envious of all the posts of people seeing butterflies down south i got out after lunch today on the river bank by my house and they where everywhere , i managed four different types on my camera bring on the orange tips tortoiseshell.JPG peacock.JPG brimstone.JPG comma.JPG

Well it's not a butterfly but a very large bumblebee visited my Warrington garden today ,it enjoyed nectering on the crocus and myself and daughter enjoyed watching it. The frogs are also very active not long now spring is just around the corner

Keep the food going Goldie and you will get rewarded,in my garden this afternoon I had the great spotted woodpecker here every winter now also the willow tits is now a winter regular not to mention the jays and I spotted a tree creeper on the oak tree at the bottom of the garden also. It costs a bit...

Looks like a female blackcap to me Goldie
I've had a male in my garden the last three winter's, but not this year