Brown Hairstreak

Lots of reports of Brown Hairstreak being found widely this week. I have yet to see one this summer but … More

Red Admiral

The Red Admiral is one of my favourite butterflies. It is common in the UK and can be seen almost … More

This summer has been an excellent year for the Jersey Tiger. Butterfly Conservation have recently announced that the number recorded … More

A Sunday morning trip to Shrewsbury Park with Sue and Jasper our dog. I was keen to look at this … More

The Gatekeeper is a member of the ‘Brown’ butterflies. It is usually found along hedgerows and field edges which gives … More

A visit to this lovely site in Surrey on a bright sunny day was full of promise. My research had … More

Seen quite a few of these around this week in different gardens I have visited. These moths fly in both … More

Last Friday I went down to Kent to meet up with my friend Keith and his wife Elaine, who live … More

Last week Keith and I made our annual trip to New Hythe and Leybourne in search of Nightingales. We started … More

Met Keith in Gravesend and we went for a walk along the riverfront up through the fort and the the … More