Despite its rather alarming title I must say that on every visit to Greece over the last few years I have always seen the Scarce Swallowtai...

Another walk over West High Down yesterday in the continuing summery weather and many more Chalk-hill Blues to see.The females are now out ...

A trip today to a West Wight stream flowing through farmland and plenty of dragonflies to see. Close by I found this small skipper which I ...

With the summer at last putting in an appearance the Downs of the Island were today a sight to behold.The blue sky,the bright blue sea , a...

The weather this week has continued to be wet.Woodland butterflies will no doubt suffer from this dismal time and species such as the White...

Ningwood Common is protected heathland just west of the village of Shalfleet.It is a breeding site for the Nightjar and until last year an ...

No doubt seen by many people this year already,this Small Tortoiseshell was my first sight of one in 2012.Now hopefully making a comeback a...

Recent visits to Ningwood Common in search of the Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary have led me to two first sightings of this season.This pr...

Last  Friday,the 25th was the second meeting in 2012 of the Isle of Wight Group of the Hants&IOW Butterfly Conservation Branch.For the ...

With the summer now well and truly arrived the Adonis Blue on Bonchurch Down are emerging in greater numbers.The male Adonis are to be seen...

Although the Orange Tip butterfly has been on the wing since April,it is not until well into May that it can be seen in our garden here in ...

Sunny weather over the last two days has brought on a spurt of activity at Bonchurch Down and  Wheelers Bay.Todays count of Glanville Friti...

Today started cloudy but by early afternoon the sun had appeared and also the first Glanville of 2012.At Wheelers Bay on the Isle of Wight ...