Saturday walk at Cwm Ivy and Mumbles Nature reserve with @dm3ssag3 Marsh Harrier the highlight

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Trip to Aston Rowant NNR with @dm3ssag3 for Chalkhill Blue and Silver Spotted Skipper, lovely to see the Chiltern Gentian flower. Quick stop at Whitecross Green Wood NR for Brown Hairstreak, one was spotted.

West Williamston NR with @dm3ssag3 only a few Brown Hairstreak spotted up high, plenty of insects on the Sea Aster @WTSWW @WTWales

Walk at Kenfig with @dm3ssag3 my first Wall of the year and Ruddy Darter

Butterfly and Moth walk from Port Eynon to Overton with @dm3ssag3 walk guided by @markhipkin1 and @gmtord supported by @NaturAmByth @savebutterflies @BCSouthWales @WTSWW nice selection of Moths and quite a few Butterflies on the return walk #MothsMatter

Over the last few days a number of Southern Hawker Dragonflies have emerged from our #wildlifepond, today I witnessed one emerge, unfortunately as it flew off it was quickly taken by a House Sparrow @BDSdragonflies

Walk in Pontlliw with @dm3ssag3 few Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet and first Gatekeeper of the year.

A very hot walk at Grafton Wood Nature Reserve with @dm3ssag3 White Admiral, Wood White, our first Comma of the year also a brief glimpse of Silver-washed fritillary, lovely reserve @BC_WestMids @BCWarwickshire @savebutterflies

Hickling Broad NNR with @dm3ssag3 highlights, Red-tipped Clearwing, Norfolk Hawker, Fen Mason-Wasp and of course the Swallowtail of which we saw at least 10, only ragged ones in photos unfortunately, great reserve and weather was amazing @NorfolkWT

Trip to Norfolk with @dm3ssag3 called at Whitecross Green Wood Nature Reserve on the way, highlights Black Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak and White-Letter Hairstreak. Evening stop and short walk at Strumpshaw Fen Hairy Dragonfly, Scarce Chaser and Banded Demoiselle, no Swallowtail

Trip to Tout Quarry with @dm3ssag3 highlights Silver Studded Blue and Lulworth Skipper, onto Alners Gorse no Hairstreaks but did spot couple of White Admiral, not much else around though.

Saturday walk near Horner Wood with @dm3ssag3 spotted 20+ Heath Fritillary butterflies, then on to Cinderford for the Wood White butterfly possibly 5 or 6 spotted, which brings our lifetime species total to 55 @savebutterflies @BCSomerset @BC_Glos

Short morning walk at Old Castle Down with @dm3ssag3 just one sighting of a Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary, plenty of Small Heath flying around

So pleased to have spotted at least seven Brimstone Butterfly caterpillars on the Alder Buckthorn in my #wildlifegarden @savebutterflies @BCSouthWales

Insects spotted yesterday whilst out with @dm3ssag3 Blue-Green Lacewing, Green Sawfly, Scorpion Fly and what looks to be a Glow Worm Larva

Some #moths spotted whilst out and about yesterday with @dm3ssag3 Purple Bar, Six-Spot Burnet, Common Heath, Mother Shipton @BritishMoths @savebutterflies

Excellent day Saturday with @dm3ssag3 visiting RSPB Winterbourne Downs, Boscombe Down and Compton Down 19 species of Butterfly spotted highlights were Marsh Fritillary and Glanville Fritillary #butterflies🦋 @savebutterflies @BC_Dorset @BC_Wiltshire @Natures_Voice @nationaltrust