Butterfly Islands
Sunday, 19 May 2024

Glanvilles on the Landslip.

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Following a couple of visits to the landslip near to Compton Chine  over the last two weeks that drew a blank,today in warm,sunny,and breezy...
Thursday, 16 May 2024

Three in a Row.

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For the third day in a row I have been fortunate enough to encounter a Painted Lady. Today this individual pictured below visited the flower...
Tuesday, 14 May 2024

A Painted Lady Visits My Garden.

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Very pleased to see a Painted Lady this afternoon in my garden at Freshwater. It was feverishly nectaring on some Camassia flowers and then ...
Saturday, 11 May 2024

The Small Blues at Freshwater.

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Spring butterfly species at Whiteways carpark located just up the road from Freshwater Bay have been limited so far this year. Apart from se...
Tuesday, 30 April 2024

Green Hairstreaks Out in Numbers.

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 The first Green Hairstreak of the year was seen on the 14th April at the National Trust carpark at the foot of Afton Down close to Freshwat...
Thursday, 18 April 2024

Very Active Green Hairstreaks.

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With the first Green Hairstreak recorded at the National Trust Carpark at  the foot of  Afton Down on the 14th,the weather turned for the wo...
Sunday, 14 April 2024

A First Green Hairstreak of the Year.

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Several visits have been made to the National Trust Car Park at the foot of Afton Down over the last few days. Today around noon  the first ...
Monday, 1 April 2024

A Garden Speckled Wood.

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Following a night of constant rain,this morning was dry,bright, and mainly sunny.Around lunchtime a first of the season Speckled Wood was se...
Monday, 18 March 2024

First Butterfly Sighting of the Year.

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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 ...
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Wednesday, 27 December 2023

Highlights of 2023.

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Two highlights stand out during the 2023 season. One of them is the return of the Long-tailed Blue to my garden.I have had several visits of...
Saturday, 12 August 2023

A Day Moth & a Night Moth.

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I am not into moths but today this Garden Tiger Moth was seen resting at the base of my garage wall. It is such a handsome creature that it ...
Friday, 21 July 2023

Garden Painted Ladies.

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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 ...
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Saturday, 1 July 2023

Long-tailed Blue Leaves it's Calling Card.

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As a result of the visit by the Long-tailed Blue to our Everlasting pea plants on the 27th June,I today examined a small bunch of flower bud...
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