

Broad-Bodied Chaser
A quick late evening visit after my return from holiday, and a broad-bodied chaser was spotted enjoying the sunshine on Tabletop....


Coal Tit, Dragonfly, Large White, Buzzard, Painted Lady and Memorial
A perfect warm and sunny Saturday saw me spend the best part of seven hours in and around the wood. Butterfly numbers were up slightly...


Brown Hawker and Grey Heron
A pleasant sunny day with a mild breeze prompted a visit over Netherton Hill. A number of dragonflies were spotted near the pools along...


Painted Lady, Brown Hawker, Grey Heron and Raven
A bright and pleasant Friday again brought out a good number of butterflies in the wood, with a few dragonflies spotted over Netherton...


Darter, Roesel's Bush Cricket and Gatekeeper
My first Saltwells posting for a week or so due to a short break on the Isle of Wight and my first visit of the year to Grafton Wood at...


White-Letter Hairstreak, Brown Hawker and Broad-Bodied Chaser
At last! After hours and hours of searching over the past week or so I finally managed to spot the elusive white-letter hairstreak. The...


Dragonflies
A damp Sunday morning turned into quite a sunny one but all I managed to snap were these dragonflies, and another white-letter hairstreak...


Painted Lady, Marbled White, Southern Hawker, Small Heath, Common Darter and Four-Spotted Chaser
A hastily arranged Tuesday off work proved to be quite fruitful. The baking hot sunshine brought out butterflies and dragonflies aplenty...


Four-Spotted Chaser and Small Tortoiseshell
A change of scenery today and an after work visit over Netherton Hill proved semi-fruitful with this snap of a four-spotted chaser and a...


Broad Bodied Chaser
A much cooler and cloudier day than yesterday and nothing of note except for this broad bodied chaser spotted over Netherton Hill. With...