Another Holly Blue female in my Solihull garden this afternoon @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Male and female Holly Blues in my Solihull garden this afternoon @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Orange-tip, one of half a dozen seen this morning at local spot by Wagon Lane Solihull @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

A bit of a ladies day this morning in my Solihull garden with females of Holly Blue, Orange-tip and Brimstone visiting @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

The female Orange-tip that spent all day yesterday and last night settled in my garden warmed up in the sun this morning and took off just after 09.00 @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Female Orange-tip settled in my garden this morning. She hasn't moved since the clouds built up again and is still there now @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

A female Orange-tip seen at my local spot by Wagon Lane Solihull this morning @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Female Brimstone laying eggs on alder buckthorn in my Solihull garden this afternoon @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Orange-tip seen at my local spot by Wagon Lane Solihull this afternoon @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Small Tortoiseshell's turn to be the most numerous species at my local spot by Wagon Lane Solihull earlier this afternoon with 10 seen, supported by half a dozen each of Peacock and Comma @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Had a wander down to my local spot by Wagon Lane this morning to try and catch some butterflies feeding up on blossom before they scattered for the day. A total of 10 Peacocks, 4 Commas and 3 Small Tortoiseshells seen @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

A dozen butterflies seen this afternoon at my local spot by Wagon Lane in Solihull, mostly Commas (7) but also Peacock (3) Small Tortoiseshell (1) and Brimstone (1) @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Pale Pinion was the best moth of just 10 of 4 species to my Solihull garden moth trap last night, the rest being Common Quaker (6), Clouded Drab (2) and Hebrew Character (1) @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

A single Oak Beauty was the best moth among a total of 23 of 3 species to my Solihull garden moth trap last night, the others being Common Quaker (15) and Hebrew Character (7) @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

A nice bit of sun this afternoon here in Solihull gave me my first butterflies of the year at my local spot by Wagon Lane with 3 each of Peacock and Comma seen @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

First time last night with my Solihull garden moth trap this year with a result of 11 Common Quakers and singles of Clouded Drab, Early Grey and Common Plume Moth @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

A wet and miserable Blue Monday so here is a Common Blue from last year to brighten things up,

7 moths of 8 species to my Solihull garden moth trap last night including Feathered Thorn (1), Chestnut (1)and Barred Sallow (2). Also LYU (7), Lunar Underwing (1), Rush Veneer (1) Eudonia angustea (1) and LBAM (3)

Lunar Underwings from my Solihull garden moth trap last night showing typical variation.

Common Blue and Small Copper seen at my local spot by Wagon Lane Solihull this afternoon before the rain returned.

Silver-spotted Skipper female seen on Old Winchester Hill last Friday. More details and photos here, www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/viewto...

Whilst visiting our daughter down south last week found a few Hummingbird Hawk-moths on a windy Thursday afternoon at Pagham Beach. More details at www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/viewto...

Given how badly they did around here last year I was chuffed to find at least 4 Small Coppers at my local spot by Wagon Lane in Solihull when the sun came out this afternoon. More details and photos at www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/viewto...

A Clouded Yellow, one of two seen on The Lizard last week. More details at www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/viewto...

Lot of Painted Ladies on The Lizard last week www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/viewto...

Grayling and Wall Brown seen on The Lizard last week.

Some nice 2nd brood Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries seen down on The Lizard in Cornwall last week.

A male and female Speckled Wood from my Solihull garden this afternoon.

Small Copper had a very poor year around my local patch in Solihull and so far this year I had failed to find one, therefore really pleased to find one at my local spot by Wagon Lane this afternoon

Some nice fresh females among 20+ Common Blues seen at Blythe Valley Park this morning.

After finding a Painted Lady at Blythe Valley Park near Solihull last week, I found two more there this morning. Confirmed as different examples to last weeks by comparing photos

Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue and a pair of Green-veined Whites seen in my Solihull garden today.

A couple of NFGs to my Solihull garden moth trap in the shape of Tawny-barred Angle and Least Carpet.

A fresh out of the box Painted Lady seen at Blythe Valley Park near Solihull this morning.

Green-veined Whites seen at the local park by my mom's house in Solihull yesterday (Tuesday). The female on the right is showing the rejection pose to a male that is out of shot. @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

The understated beauty of a female Green-veined White in my Solihull garden today.

I like the way this Gatekeeper has come out against the shade behind it. Photo taken in my Solihull garden this afternoon.

Half a dozen Commas plus a single Peacock among lots of butterflies at my local spot by agon Lane in Solihull this morning.

My first Gatekeepers and Essex Skippers of the year this morning at the local park by my mom's house in Solihull.

Red Admiral, Peacock and Comma to the buddleia in my front garden this afternoon along with Large, Small and Green-veined Whites

A Comma visiting the brambles at the bottom of my Solihull garden this afternoon.

Mud puddling Small and Green-veined Whites seen in Fermyn Wood yesterday (Wednesday 25th).

I had not seen Purple Emperor for a few years so thought it was about time I had a drive over to Fermyn Wood this morning. 15-20 seen with half a dozen groundings from 11.00. Lots of other butterflies seen when it brightened up

The last 2 Brimstones from the half dozen I raised from larvae emerged this morning. That made 5 males and 1 female.

A Marbled White that finally settled when the clouds built up later yesterday morning at Snitterfield Bushes near Stratford-upon-Avon.

Brimstone no.4 emerged this morning while we were out. A female this time, released into the garden this afternoon.

A mating pair of Silver-washed Fritillaries seen high in an oak tree at a very warm and muggy Snitterfield Bushes near Stratford-upon-Avon this morning.

Male and female Large Skippers seen at the local park by my mom's house in Solihull this morning.

In 2022 I had my first Scarlet Tiger Moth here in Solihull and then nothing since so I was chuffed to get 3 to my garden moth trap last night.

Ringlet ab. arete seen at the local park by my mom's house in Solihull this morning, along with a normal one seen at the same time.