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 ...

Without doubt the highlight of the 2019 season was the sight of the Brown Hairstreak at Shipton Bellinger in August,although the all but br...

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...

Parking my car at the National Trust viewpoint car park at the foot of Afton Down a couple of days ago, I was pleased to see that a selecti...

The Brown Hairstreak has been somewhat of an enigma to me over the last three years.Several visits to a renowned area for the species have ...

Today's visit to Mottistone Down in search of downland butterflies was somewhat marred by a very brisk wind.Still,the sun was shining a...

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...