Brian Arnold
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Member of Butterfly Conservation. Hobbies include walking and butterfly photography.
My first sightings this year of Lulworth Skipper and Meadow Brown at Durlston today. Also saw our first Small Skipper.
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7 days ago
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The Big and Small today in our garden at Harman's Cross near Swanage. Mint Moth wingspan 15-18mm, then Painted Lady wingspan 5.8-7.4cm. Both enjoying the sunshine and hot temperatures.
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10 days ago
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Whilst doing the Durlston (Swanage) transect count this afternoon, this rather worn Green Hairstreak was really hard to spot down in the undergrowth.
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26 days ago
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Seen during our walk along the base of Ailwood Down near Corfe Castle today - one of my favourite butterfly walks - Green Hairstreak, Small Heath, Brown Argus and a 14 Spot Ladybird.
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about 1 month ago
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On our Durlston East (Swanage) transect count today we saw our first Common Blue, Dingy Skipper and Small Copper of 2026.
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about 1 month ago
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Wall Brown at Durlston, Swanage. One of three we counted on our transect walk today.
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about 1 month ago
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Holly Blue in our garden at Harman's Cross today.
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about 2 months ago
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First Orange Tip in our garden this year. 2026 butterfly species count for our garden in Harman's Cross now at 6.
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about 2 months ago
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Good luck to Artemis II and its crew. We hoisted our NASA flag for the launch yesterday.
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2 months ago
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First butterfly transect of 2026 at Durlston East, Swanage today. Peacocks x 11, Speckled Wood x 4, Also a Bloody-nosed beetle, and several Early Spider Orchids.
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2 months ago
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Comma hiding in our forsythia today at Harman's Cross. I would not have noticed it had I not seen it fly in.
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2 months ago
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These ladybirds enjoying the echium in our garden at Harman's Cross today. They were at it for at least 30 minutes.
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3 months ago
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The first Comma this year in our garden at Harman's Cross. Nectaring from our celendines.
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3 months ago
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Red Admiral in our garden at Harman's Cross near Swanage yesterday - that brings our garden butterfly species total for 2026 to 2 - lots more sightings hoped for soon.
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3 months ago
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My first butterfly sighting this year (a Peacock) in our garden at Harman's Cross near Swanage today. Hopefully the first of many more sightings.
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3 months ago
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I have been wondering why our suet block bird feeder gets emptied so quickly, now we know why. This pheasant makes short work of a suet block!
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4 months ago
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Herald Moth on our utility room door yesterday - mayby a good place to hibernate and camoflaged against the wood. Gone by this morning, or would have found a suitable place outside for it
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4 months ago
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My first post on BlueSky - previously on X/Twitter. Some photos I took in Dorset in 2025 - Lulworth Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Clouded Yellow, Green Hairstreak. Hoping for lots of great sightings in 2026
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5 months ago
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