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 ...

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...

Following several days of settled.sunny and daytime mild temperatures,the new season now seems to be underway.Yestwerday I observed the firs...

It is always good to see the first butterfly of the season and today in my garden a Peacock  was noted fluttering around a large terracotta ...

The first Painted Lady to appear in my garden was two weeks ago, which coincided with the first flowers on the Buddleia bush.It is always a ...

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...

 My first butterfly sighting of the year  was a Red Admiral that I disturbed while it was enjoying the sunshine in my garden yesterday. A fi...

The month of  April was very dry with cold winds from the north and east and temperatures well below average for the time of year. However t...

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...

The sun was shining today and a morning walk on the landslip near to Compton was rewarded with warm sunshine and light winds. Here on our so...

It looks as though the 2020 season will be confined to garden sightings due of course, to the Coronavirus pandemic.The recent weather has b...

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

The 2020 season started with a Peacock butterfly seen in my garden on the 8th February,flying energetically while braving a strong wind.In ...

I could not ignore the well publicised influx of Painted Ladies to our shores since May.Now at the start of August, many newly emerged offs...

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...

Today on the landslip beneath the coastal cliffs along the south west shore of the Isle of Wight there was a good selection of late summer...