Hummingbird Hawkmoth. A surprise visitor to our (Lee on Solent) garden this morning - a stunning Hummingbird Hawkmoth. Too quick for the camera sadly but no doubt at all regarding id [Posted by Mark Wagstaff]
Fort Purbrook, Portsdown Hill. Today I visited Fort Purbrook where the temperature reached 20 degrees. Totals: Brimstone 3M 1F, Speckled Wood 1 and Peacock 1. [Posted by Roy Symonds]
Green Hairstreak at Freshwater. A first sighting of this Green Hairstreak today close to Freshwater Bay.A warm sunny day with a fresh breeze. [Posted by Peter Hunt]
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| Photo © Peter Hunt |
Stockbridge Down - Grizzled Skipper. My first visit to Stockbridge Down this year resulted in sightings of a Male Orange-tip, several Peacock and Brimstones (including an egg laying female) and an early Grizzled Skipper. (My 11th butterfly sp of 2026) [Posted by Kevin Haggar]
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| Grizzled Skipper Photo © Kevin Haggar | Ovipositing Brimstone Photo © Kevin Haggar |