On Monday I found ten Small Pearl-bordereds at Breney Common, Cornwall.  I had it in mind that I would see some of the last Marsh Fritillary...

One of my favourite butterfly's finally emerged in small numbers last week at Penhale sands.  I saw about 25 insects.  This male spent ...

I managed to visit Luckett in the week to see the Heath Fritillary.  The weather has been poor this week but Thursday bucked the trend and w...

These images were taken a couple nights ago while searching for butterflies in dull weather.  I find the early evening the best time to pho...

Common Blue habitually congregate at dusk just before they go to roost.  I saw eight males in a fairly small square area of about about 2...

This evening I managed to see about 30 Marsh Fritillary in strong, low sunlight.  One or two were quite docile as they sunbathed in the last...

This evening I saw less than ten Brown Argus at Penhale.  Most were tatty and at the end of their life.  The second brood in July will be th...

With very few birds in Cornwall, a visit to the east of the county was in order to find some butterflies.  I was hoping to see two species i...

This evening I went to the Lizard area and connected with two Spotted Flycatcher feeding at Pistil Meadow, The Lizard.  Not quite the 700 se...

A visit to Penhale this morning was firmly on the agenda.  John Chapple and Kate put me on to what is now a Cornish rarity in the butterfly ...

I visited Marazion early this morning in perfect light, in the hope of finding something unusual.  Sadly it was not to be.  But I did manage...

We visited Halden today with the main aim of seeing the rare Pearl-bordered Fritillary.  We saw about twenty individuals beneath the elecric...