Last year's cold spring got us off to a slow start but this year we're on track.
Whilst we didn't see anything out of the ordinary, the tally of more common species was pleasing. First up were the orange tip, notoriously difficult to photograph. The following photos were taken a couple of years ago in the garden after a chase lasting the best part of the afternoon and taking as much out of me as running the marathon... ( in fact, I probably covered more mileage!)
There were a couple of elusive Wall Brown, too...
But for us the most delightful display came courtesy of a pair of Brimstone butterflies. Their balletic dance lasted for quite some time and wasn't easy to capture on camera but I think Colin made a very good effort...
So, as always on these survey afternoons, we came back home eager to look at our photographs and not too disappointed with the results overall!
