small blue

Also on Bishop's hill, found at least 7 small blue one early evening along with several common blue - the size difference was large.


Aiming for wood white next and a nightingale would be nice - maybe will try Kineton woods for the latter.

Small blue males followed by roosting common blue with view of the superb Bishop's Hill

grizzled skipper

On Bishop's hill, a vast old spoil heap from a local quarry. Appears to be a superb habitat for insects and incredibly just a 5 minute walk from my rented house - all by chance - I had no idea it was nearby.

dingy skipper

Making the most of a new job based near Warwick. There are a few chalk grassland reserves closeby to my base at Bishop's Itchington that are good for butterflies.

The dingy skipper was the first to be found: