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Category: Butterflies and Moths

Highlights of 2023 (6): Butterflies of Hutchinsons Bank

Sue and I made several trips this Summer to the LWT reserve at Hutchinsons Bank at New Addington, one of … More

Glanville Fritillary, Hutchinsons Bank NR, Small Blue

Highlights of 2023 (2): Small Red-eyed damselfly at Eltham Palace.

Early July sees the emergence of the Small Red-eyed damselfly. From my local recording some years ago I knew of … More

Eltham Palace, Ringlet, Small Red-eyed Damselfly

Memories of Summer

As I sit here today, looking out over the gardens, it is a grey and miserable day and the rain … More

Butterflies, Dragonflies, Hornet Mimic Hoverflies, Marmalade Hoverfly, Spiders

In search of Silver-Spotted Skipper

As the butterfly season comes to a close, I was looking at what species I hadn’t seen so far and … More

In search of Grayling

The Grayling is a large butterfly, which is a master at camouflage and you normally only know it is present … More

Brookwood Cemetery, Grayling, Pirbright Common

An interesting variety of Insects

A bright and sunny morning, but rather breezy for last week’s local survey walk. Strangely I only saw 7 butterflies … More

Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Hornet Hoverfly, Sun Fly, Tarn Park

Tilbury delights

A lovely sunny day found Keith and I crossing the Thames to one of our favourite sites at Tilbury Fort. … More

Beewolf, Tilbury, Yellowjacket

Butterflies galore in between the rain.

On Monday I visited the RSPB reserve at Broadwater Warren with Nicole and Andrew. I have not visited this reserve … More

beautiful Demoiselle, Broadwater Warren, Purple and Gold Moth, Silver Washed Fritillary, White Admiral

In search of an American Bonaparte

A lovely day dawned as Nicole, Andrew and I made our way to the Kent Wildlife Trust reserve at Oare … More

7-spot ladybird, Bees, Bonaparte's Gull, Common Darter, Oare Marshes

Butterflies and Dragonflies in Greenwich

A chance to visit a copy of local sites in Greenwich last week. My first stop was the Ecology Park … More

Black-Tailed Skimmer, Common Darter, Common Tern, Greenwich Ecology Park, Marbled White, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Vanbrugh Pits

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