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Found a 1-2cm long Ruby Tiger caterpillar crawling across a track at Aboyne Airfield in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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| A Ruby Tiger caterpillar. | |
After I finished work at 11AM I headed for Ivinghoe Beacon where there were many Chalkhill Blues. Finally saw and photographed a female. Then went on back to Hell Coppice where I was lucky enough to spot a Brown Hairstreak from the bike as I passed it. I stopped and took pictures. Then on to Oakley Wood.
Update: 24 hours after I took my BH pics I was again at Hell Coppice and Oakley Wood, or rather 3000+ feet above in a glider. See aerial shots of the site on the gliding piccies page for 11th August 2007.
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| Male Chalkhill Blue feedingon Carmine Thistle. | Two shots of a Female Chalkhill Blue. | Three shots of a Brown Hairstreak feeding on thistle. | Common Carpet moth. | |||
More pics from Horsenden Hill. Found a fresh Painted Lady on the 6th, and a Brown Argus on the 8th in Batts field again (same one as on 30th July?).
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| Three shots of a Painted Lady. | Three shots of a Brown Argus. | ||||
While on a trip out to the seaside with family I managed to sneak a bit of butterflying in. First stop was Blakeney where we went for a walk after breakfast along a path on an embankment across the saltmarshes. It was lined with wild rape and thistle flowers. Further out these supported huge numbers of Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, Wall Browns, Small / Essex Skippers, Small and Large Whites and Peacocks. One 6 Spot Burnet also found. For me the Walls were the pick of the day, as unlike the others I don't see this one at home, so is a personal rarity. I have still yet to see a female Wall Brown. Like in May, every Wall Brown I saw appeared to be a Male.
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| Male Wall Brown resting. | Two shots of a Male Wall Brown feeding on wild rape. | Female Essex Skipper. | Peacock feeding on thistle. | |
I met Jack Harrison today at Aston Rowant. We had success in finding and photographing the Silver Spotted Skipper on a hill there called Bald Hill. We later went to Oakley Wood but failed to find our target there, the Brown Hairstreak. Still a nice day with lots of butterflies seen. By mid afternoon though it was getting too hot and after one last Brown Hairstreak search we gave up and retired homewards. Good day though. The Peacock and the 2nd Brimstone were at Oakley Wood. The rest on Bald Hill.
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| Two shots of a Male Silver Spotted Skipper. | Two shots of a Male Chalkhill Blue. | Male Brimstone. | ||
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| Three shots of a courting pair of Silver Spotted Skippers (Female left, Male right). | Female Silver Spotted Skipper. | Mating pair of Meadow Browns. | ||
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| Two shots of a 6 spot Burnet moth. | Peacock. | Two shots of a Male Brimstone. In the closeup you can see individual scales. | ||
I returned to Horsenden Hill for a lunchbreak on the 30th and the 1st. Scoop of the week was a Brown Argus on the 30th, which to my knowledge is the first record here of one for several years. Also a couple of moths from Kenton too.
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| Small Copper. | 2 shots of a Brown Argus. | 6 Spot Burnet moth. | 2 shots of a Holly Blue. | ||
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| Agriphila tristella moth. | Single Dotted Wave in Kenton. | Two Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner moths in Kenton. One with a 'friend'? | |
I stopped at Chobham Common on my way home to find and photograph my first ever Graylings. Also various Skippers (Small and Large), Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers and a Red Admiral present, as well as plenty of dragonflies.
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| My first Grayling photo. | Two shots of a second Grayling. These were in a group of maybe 7 or 8 Graylings. | Three Large Skippers feeding on knapweed. | |||
A wander up Barnhill in the morning before big showers brewed revealed a lot of butterfly activity. I also spotted my first ever Barnhill Purple Hairstreaks.
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| 3 Meadow Browns feeding on thistle. There were many more nearby. | Female Meadow Brown basking while feeding on bramble. | Large numbers of Cinnabar Larvae on ragweed. | |
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| Two shots of a Male Gatekeeper. | Three shots of a Purple Hairstreak. | |||
Purple Hairstreaks at Horsenden Hill as well as some other butterflies. My best Purple Hairstreak shots yet, and that's not difficult. This butterfly I find very hard to get close to as it is usually high up in the oaks. However I found one place where they were quite low down so was able to stalk them in a similar way to the Green Hairstreak.
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| Purple Hairstreak trying to hide from me. | Basking Female Purple Hairstreak. | Mating pair of Gatekeepers (Female on left). | Long range shot of a freshly emerged Peacock. | Basking Purple Hairstreak. | Chrysoteuchia culmella Moth. | Feeding Small Skipper. |
I went to Sharpenhoe Clappers today and saw hundreds if not thousands of butterflies on the Eastern slopes in the lee of a blsutery wind. Of particular note were Dark Green Fritillaries, Marbled Whites and my first and only Chalkhill Blue of 2007.
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| Two shots of a Ringlet. | Large White. | Faded Small Heath. | Large White. | Silver Y moth. | |
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| Two shots of a Dark Green Fritillary. | Another Dark Green Fritillary. | Marbled White | Two shots of a Male Chalkhill Blue. | ||
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| Shaded Broad Bar moth. | Essex Skipper. | Two 6 Spot Burnets. | Essex Skipper. | Red Admiral. | Marbled White mooning me! |
Pics from my lunchbreaks. Essex Skipper and Peacock larva (large - must be almost ready to pupate) at Horsenden Hill. A Sitochroa verticalis moth and Cinnabar larvae at Grove Farm. And Gatekeeper at Horsenden Hill.
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| Essex Skipper. | Large Peacock Larva on nettle leaf. | Sitochroa verticalis moth. | Cinnabar larvae on ragweed. | Male Gatekeeper. |
I just went for a quick trip to Tugley Wood today. The main target was Silver Washed Fritillary, and they were around in good numbers. Loads of Ringlets, Meadow Browns, White Admirals, assorted Skippers, Commas and Red Admirals too. Plus the odd Purple Hairstreak and some Whites.
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| Ringlet basking. | Female Silver Washed Fritillary on bramble. | Two Male Silver Washed Fritillaries, one basking, one on bramble. | White Admiral on bramble. | Mating pair of Ringlets. | Comma resting. | |
I joined an organised butterfly walk on Horsenden Hill today. Plenty to see despite showery conditions. The highlights were my first White Letter Hairstreaks, with Purple Hairstreaks, Marbled White and Ringlet also seen. Some of the moths had been previously caught in a light trap overnight. I helped release them, and took photos too.
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| White Letter Hairstreak (Left) and Purple Hairstreak. | Male Purple Hairstreak on bramble leaf. | Small Skipper. | 2 shots of a Narrow Bordered 5-Spot Burnet. | 2-3mm unidentified moth. | |
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| 1.5-2cm unidentified caterpillar. | 2 shots of a Ringlet. | My first White Letter Hairstreak closeup. | Dipleurina lacustrata Moth. | Brimstone Moth. | |
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| Varied Coronet Moth. | Gold Triangle Moth. | 2 shots of a Scalloped Oak moth. | Lesser Yellow Underwing moth. | Riband Wave. | |
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| 2 shots of The Clay moth. | Varied Coronet moth (Same moth as Moth3). | Least Carpet. | Dipleurina lacustrata moth (Same moth as Moth2). | Common Footman Moth. | |
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| 6 more shots of 2 or 3 different White Letter Hairstreaks of varying condition. | |||||
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| 2 Small Skippers courting. | Female Essex Skipper. | Holly Blue. |
Spotted a Small Blood-Vein moth on the wall by the garage in Kenton on the 26th. Found my first Marbled White of the year on the 27th at Horsenden Hill, along with a 5-spot Burnet. Found my first Essex Skipper of the year at Park Wood Ruilsip on the 28th. This one was very docile, quite happy to bask on my thumb.
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| Small Blood-Vein. | 2 shots of a Marbled White. | 5 Spot Burnet. | 2 shots of an Essex Skipper. | ||
I returned to Glapthorne Cow Pasture in Northamptonshire. After an abortive effort a week ago the weather was much better this time, and only 5 minutes after I arrived around 9AM I was staring a Black Hairstreak eye to eye. Got some good shots including one that took a liking to my finger - presumably as a place of warmth!
I also saw my first Ringlet of the year today at Fermyn Woods. At lunchtime a group of us went to the Chequered Skipper pub in Ashton. Then over to Fineshade Woods before returning home. Lots of Large Skippers all round. Plus a good selection of other butterflies including Painted Lady, Common Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, and a selection of moths nd caterpillars.
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| Black Hairstreak. I think these 4 are all the same butterfly. | 2 shots of a Male Meadow Brown. | ||||
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| Female and Male Large Skippers. | 2 shots of a Black Hairstreak. | 3 shots of another Black Hairstreak. | ||||
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| Large Yellow Underwing. | Peacock Larvae. | Yellow Tail Larva. | Agapeta hamana moth. | 2 shots of a Male Common Blue on Thistle. | |
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| 2 shots of a Thistle Ermine moth. | 2 shots of a Yellow Tail Larva. | ||
3rd time lucky! I made an unplanned detour to Park Wood, Ruislip on my way home from work as the weather was perfect for butterflies. I wasn't disappointed, with 5 Heath Fritillaries, one White Admiral, some Large and Small Skippers, and other creatures including a snake and some dragonflies amongst other moths and critters.
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| Male Small Skipper. | White Admiral (long range). | Heath Fritillaries. | ||
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| More Heath Fritillaries. | My best Heath Fritillary shots (same butterfly). | One more Heath Fritillary shot. | ||
Today I went to Glapthorne Cow Pasture in Northamptonshire. But before leaving I found a Common Emerald moth in the house. After attempting to photograph it in poor light conditions I let it out into the garden.
Glapthorne was a disappointment. Although it was warm and sunny elsewhere locally the cloud never quite broke up. So never saw the target Black Hairstreak species. I did see Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, several Meadow Browns and Large Skippers and an elderly Peacock, as well as a number of moths, including a large and very fast one with orange coloured underwings.
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| 3 shots of a lively Common Emerald. Last shot with flash. | Celypha lacunana moth. | Nemophora degeerella moth. | ||
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| Speckled Wood. | Peacock. | Chrysoteuchia culmella moth. | Common Swift on bramble leaf. | |
I returned to Park Wood in Ruislip. Still no Heath Fritillaries, White Admirals or Hairstreaks spotted. But there is currently a big Painted Lady immigration, and some were present today. Catch of the day was a super closeup which was good enough to print at A4 size. The last two pictures were taken later in the day on Barnhill. The unidentified moth is about 1cm long.
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| Male Large Skipper on bramble flower. | My first 2007 Painted Lady. | Straw Dot moth. | Unidentified caterpillar found dangling from tree. | Green Oak Tortrix moth. | Celypha lacunana moth. |
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| Celypha lacunana moth. | Peacocks are still around! | Two shots of another Painted Lady, including the super closeup. | Aleimma loeflingiana moth. | Male Large Skipper. | |
On the 2nd I went up Barnhill. It was rather quiet up there. The highlights were the Emperor and Broad Bodied Chaser dragonflies around the pond at the summit. However I did take pictures of a Burnet Companion and another moth.
On the 3rd I went to Sharpenhoe Clappers. I didn't see any Dark Green Fritillaries (the target) but there was still plenty to see. The highlight was a Male Brimstone landing on my hand twice while I was taking pictures, after I found a pair courting. I also saw unexpectedly a late Male Orange Tip and a worn Peacock too. Plenty more Burnet Companions as well as my first Small Heaths of the year. But still fairly quiet overall though.
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| Chrysoteuchia Culmella moth. | Burnet Companion. | Yellow Shell. | Hypochalcia ahenella. |
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| Pair of courting Brimstones. Tatty Female. The Male then landed on my hand! | Brown Argus. | Female Common Blue. | Cochylimorpha Straminea moth. | ||
On the 24th I went for a wander round the fields just west of Horsenden Hill. Despite the overcast the leps were still around. The prize was the mating Small Coppers. The second shot was a slightly arty shot silhouetting them against the cloudy sky. But still plenty of detail visible.
On the 1st I went to Park Wood in Ruislip. Variable conditions but very few leps around. Only the Green Oak Tortrix was around in significant numbers. Almost no butterflies. Perhaps too early for the Heath Fritillary which was the prime target for this visit.
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| 2 shots of 2 Small Coppers mating. | Burnet Companion | Green Oak Tortrix | Two different Straw Dot moths. The second deliberately underexposed to reveal surface details. | ||
I went with Jack Harrison to Holme Dunes NNR in Norfolk. The primary target was the Wall Brown, now a rare butterfly in the South, seen mainly on the coasts. In the end we saw atleast 10 of them, all males. We also saw hundreds of Brown Argus, and 10+ each of Red Admiral, Common Blue and Small Copper. A single Comma, 2 Green Hairstreak and miscellanaous Whites (including 1 Small White and 1 Large White) and a Small Elephant Hawk moth were seen.
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| Brown Argus. | Male Wall Brown. | More Brown Arguses. | ||||
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| Two shots of a Male Common Blue. | Red Admiral. | Three shots of a Small Elephant Hawk Moth. | |||
More butterflies and moths from Horsenden Hill.
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| Small Yellow Underwing moth. | Small Copper on a buttercup. | Another Small Yellow Underwing moth. | Two shots of a female Muslin moth. | |
A day out in the Chilterns. The highlights were being surrounded by 6 Duke of Burgundy's and a pair of Dingy Skippers mating on my finger! These events occurred and all pictures here taken at Ivinghoe Beacon. I did also see a single Duke at Bison Hill, as well as 2 pairs of courting Brimstones.
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| Female Brimstone laying eggs. | Dingy Skipper. | Grizzled Skipper. | |
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| 3 shots of a mating pair (female top) of Duke of Burgundys. | 4 shots of a Male Duke of Burgundy. | |||||
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| 4 shots of a mating pair of Dingy Skippers. | |||
A couple of moths and a caterpillar found in the garden at Kenton. Plus more butterflies from Horsenden Hill aswell as a caterpillar found on my trouser leg after returning to the office.
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| Two shots of a Male Carnation Tortrix on a hedge. | Two shots of a Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner on the underside of a Conker leaf. | Early instar Vapourer caterpillar on the underside of a Conker leaf. | Another Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner on the underside of a Conker leaf. | ||
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| Small Copper. | Speckled Wood. | ~2cm caterpillar found on me. Possibly one of the ones hanging off the Oak trees by silk threads? | Speckled Wood with very pale spots. | Vivid Small Copper. | |
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| Two shots of a Male Carnation Tortrix on a hedge. | Two shots of a Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner on a window. | ||
First 2007 sightings of the Green Hairstreak and the Dingy Skipper at Bison Hill and Ivinghoe Beacon. With the closeup filter attached I was able to get a closeup of a Green Longhorn. The Green Hairstreaks and the first Brimstone snapped at Bison Hill, the rest at Ivinghoe Beacon.
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| Two Green Hairstreaks. | Two Female Brimstones. One feeding on Dandelion. The other one egg laying? | Dingy Skipper. | Male Green Longhorn. | ||
Spring butterflies are out in force now. A particularly big brood of Peacocks this spring! Small Tortoiseshells are also more numerous so far this year (not difficult after last year's poor showing.) The Green Longhorn moth was one of a swarm around an oak tree. There were many swarms around oak trees and hawthorn bushes. Quite a sight with those long antennae. The Speckled Wood was seen at Sharpenhoe Clappers, and is the palest of its kind I have ever seen. I initially thought it was something more exotic. The Small Copper is my first of the year - looks freshly emerged and pristine - rather early along with everything else this year.
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| Peacock. | Comma. | Small Tortoiseshell. | Two shots of a Male Green longhorn (Adela Reaumurella) moth. | Pale Speckled Wood. | |
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| Courting Peacocks. | Small Copper. | Another Male Green Longhorn Moth. | Peacock feeding on bluebells. | |
My first butterfly pics of 2007. All seen on Barnhill. I saw 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 2 Commas and 1 Small Tortoiseshell. The Red Admiral and the 2nd Comma both took a liking to my left trouser leg! The Comma stayed there for ages. So eventually I pushed my finger under its Thorax. After briefly crawling onto my finger it finally flew off and settled on nearby grass so I could move on.
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| Red Admiral basking on my leg. | Peacock | Comma | 2 shots of a 2nd very tame comma basking on my leg. | |
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| 2 closeups of the 2nd Comma with a +4 filter. | Small Tortoiseshell | |