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 ...

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

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 ...

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...

 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...

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...

Further to my recent post on our garden buddleia bush,it is still attracting the butterflies and today another Dark Green Fritillary flew i...

An opportunity to visit the Greek Island of Meganisi again this year could not be resisted, so last week I was able to stroll around the la...

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...

At this time in late summer, the Clouded Yellow can sometimes be seen dashing around our fields and open woods.Most originate from mainland...

It was a lovely sunny spring afternoon although the butterflies did not seem to be much in evidence during my walk in Walters Copse at Newt...

With autumn here any nectar rich flowering plants in the garden are now attracting butterflies. Along with the reliable Red Admiral. I am s...

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...

With the promise of rising temperatures over the next few days spring is almost here and  time to take a stroll through Walters Copse at Ne...

It has really been a pleasure to wander around Walters Copse this week.The excitement of discovering a second generation of White Admirals ...