..23 species is probably my best ever British total... That's right up there, Sifenn. Anything topping 25 is worthy of a newspaper article! Hold the front page.....after a '4 site saga' today at Rodborough and around Wotton under Edge I counted 27 species :D Whites; Large, Small, Green-veined, Brim...

As with others above, I was enjoying a good variety of butterflies while walking in woodland and chalk downs in Glos today; 23 species is probably my best ever British total. In local woods, Red Admirals are everywhere, and male Silver-washed Fritillaries are frantically searching for mates. Craning...

I was just down the road from Bertl today in Balkello Community Woodland, just north of Dundee, where I was chuffed to see the whitest spotted Northern Brown Argus. I've seen them near Newcastle and Morecambe Bay, but this was far more distinctive. P1110756.JPG Coming from Gloucestershire it was odd...

Thanks very much for the responses about Whitesheet Hill, both tips on where to look and some interesting historical context - had a superb day there today :D A cool and breezy start, so the quarry proved a good place as there was just enough shelter for a handful of Glanville and Marsh Fritillaries...

On the subject of unauthorised releases, I'm planning to take a recent butterfly convert to Whitesheet Hill this weekend to show him some Glanville Fritillaries. Has anyone seen them flying there yet this season ? I haven't seen them myself in UK since the demise of the Sand Point colony in Somerset...

Happy New Year to the UK Butterfly community I'd welcome advice/recommendations from anyone with experience of butterflying in Thailand;I have booked flights for a 3 week butterfly trip from mid-March. I've been researching general areas to visit and have decided to spend a week in the north around ...

thanks Kip

Did you do the whole boat or plane trip experience into Tortuguero, or come at it from landside as far as conditions/access would allow ?

Super pictures from Costa Rica - looks amazing ! Was due to visit CR in late 2020, but stymied by the pandemic. Now an opportunity has come up to go travelling, and I'll be in CR in early Dec. All of my stuff is in storage, including my CR guides, so would welcome any hints on good locations to visi...

I visited Fontmell Down on Monday afternoon (1st) and saw about half a dozen Silver-spotted Skippers. As you head north on B3081, there is a car park on the left before Melbury Abbas. Looks like you'll need to be quick, so more specifically; There is a footpath back along the road southwards that ta...

Enjoying reading about other peoples trips and observations, so adding one to the thread. I was dodging rain showers at Grafton Wood near Worcester earlier this week looking for Brown Hairstreak. Seems that Purple Hairstreak are very partial to Ash, and I was drawing a blank until I happened on this...

wow, that's the biggest bee I have ever encountered !
thanks for the ID, bwars notified

I was at Fermyn last week enjoying the Purple Emperors when a couple of guys introduced me to Hornet Moths, in particular a Lunar Hornet Clearwing. Back in the 'burbs of sunny Stockport, this evening we were briefly visited by this insect, enjoying our sweetpeas, which I managed to photograph on my ...

Whist going through my Hungarian photo's ( Farm Latour) I came across this creature. Can anyone help me with its identification? P.J.Underwood Don't think I saw any opinions on this. I'd suggest it is a Glanville Fritillary, M. cinxia, based on the spots of the lower hindwing. I had a fantastic tri...

Enjoying following others sightings and images above. I had a great Monday 28th 'Day of the Satyrids' seeing Large Heath at Meathop Moss and Mountain Ringlet on Irton Fell before dropping into Arnside Knott where I found Grayling posing obligingly on bramble, as well as fresh Ringlets still slightly...

thanks David M, will have to save Glanvilles for next year as I ran out of time. I found a few Heath Fritillaries at Halse Combe and then spent the afternoon watching High Brown Fritillaries whizzing around the Heddon Valley. Some high level cloud and a bramble patch finally enabled me to grab a few...

I was at The Bowl Rodborough on Tuesday afternoon and saw several Large Blue including this female And this assumed faded female was seen further south on way back to car near Bear Hill

thanks Medard and I'm bringing trip forward a bit as forecast looks promising tues-wed this week
I spotted a thread about Glanvilles near Warminster but can't find it now.... Can anyone help with approximate location and if they are still around ?
many thanks
SiFenn

Opportune to see this conversation as I have a chance to be in N Somerset/ N Devon next weekend 26/27th and was wondering if Heath Fritillary is still likely to be around ? I last visited Halse Coombe in 2011 in mid-May when they were already on the wing, but I think that was an 'early' year. A morn...

I'm looking forward to a few days in Dorset this weekend and planning to visit Alners, Fontmell and Durlston. I wondered if anyone has seen the 'Portland' Large Tortoiseshells recently and whether it's worth adding in to my itinerary ? I was falling over them in N Greece in June 2019, but the prospe...

Thanks for the updates
I made it to Arnside today, rather overcast, 2-3 males occasionally on the wing and then hunkering down in the grass on the NE facing slope - this was the best I could do for an open wing shot this year ! Gatekeepers doing well....