Now that the Buddleia Bush in my garden is in full flower there is always a good chance that one of the first to feed on the nectar will be ...

Our evergreen shrub Berberis or Barberry is in full bloom at the end of March.It is always popular with bees and other pollinating insects. ...

The mild spell continued today and the butterflies were tempted out into the warm sunshine. First of all a male Brimstone was seen flying ar...

With the first appearance of the Green Hairstreak at Whiteway's on the 23rd of this month,I would have expected to see other spring spec...

Following a short cold snap,today's sunshine and mild temperature encouraged me to pay a second visit of the year to Bouldnor Forest. Im...

It is always a treat to see a Small Tortoiseshell at this time of the year and yesterday  this individual appeared in my garden to enjoy the...

Despite the sun today, temperatures were disappointing with a persistent cold wind that has prevailed for over a month. However some butterf...

Although not as warm as the last few days, it was nevertheless a lovely early spring day and the butterflies responded to the sunshine at Bo...

Today we enjoyed  the first true spring day of the year with plenty of warm sunshine, and the butterflies certainly responded. A first Brim...

With the spring weather warming up over the last few days and set to continue,I was very hopeful of seeing the first newly emerged butterfl...

The very mild weather continues and temperatures reached nearly 20 Celsius today.A first trip of the year to Walters Copse,Newtown owned by...

With the prospect of yet more cold weather on the way this week,today was perhaps only the second springlike day of the year.This sunny and...

A soggy walk through my local copse today produced my first butterflies of the season.The cold wind had abated and the sun was shining with...

A further visit to Walters Copse today saw an increase in butterfly sightings compared with a fortnight ago despite a brisk easterly wind.H...

it was a case of sunny intervals this morning when I visited my local copse.However when the sun did shine it was pleasantly warm and it en...

Following a wet and windy night, today dawned with clear skies and it was not long before the sun shone in a blue sky.Not surprisingly then...

Although I have already seen a  Red Admiral this year on the 25th February,today was the first time that the butteflies were around in numb...

I must say that my spring sightings of newly emerged butterflies have been poor so far with just a couple of Small Whites to date.However a...

At this time of year all the butterflies on show are hibernators from last summer although it should not be too long before newly emerged i...

Now that the winter is fast approaching my thoughts turn to next year and what I can look forward to seeing.Of course the first possible tr...