| 25-Sep-2025 | From Tom Dunbar : "Just five species seen at Aston Upthorpe Downs, Oxon (SU543830) today. Small Copper adults and eggs is my usual annual late September focus at this location. Just 6 Small Copper adults were located, and zero eggs on searched Sheep's Sorrel plants. Both life stages were plentiful in previous years at this time. Perhaps an early life cycle completion this 2025? Other species seen 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 2 Meadow Brown and 1 Speckled Wood."  Small Copper, Aston Upthorpe Downs, Oxon, 25-Sep-2025 (© Tom Dunbar) | | |
| From Geoff Dymott : "A solitary Wall Brown sunning itself on a bridleway near Sheepdrove Farm, Lambourn Downs, Berks (SU354807) today. Also seen 2 Comma, 2 Peacock, 2 Painted Lady, 10 Red Admiral, 2 Common Blue and a few whites.
"  Wall Brown, Lambourn Downs, Berks, 25-Sep-2025 (© Geoff Dymott) |  Painted Lady, Lambourn Downs, Berks, 25-Sep-2025 (© Geoff Dymott) |  Red Admiral, Lambourn Downs, Berks, 25-Sep-2025 (© Geoff Dymott) |
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| | 19-Sep-2025 | From Tom Dunbar : "Seen at Bald Hill, Aston Rowant NNR, Oxon (SU723957) today were Brimstone 2, Brown Argus 7, Common Blue 6 including a mated pair, Meadow Brown 3, Small Copper 3, Small Heath 2. Glorious weather with 25°C temperature all afternoon."  Small Copper, Aston Rowant NNR, Oxon, 19-Sep-2025 (© Tom Dunbar) |  Meadow Brown, Aston Rowant NNR, Oxon, 19-Sep-2025 (© Tom Dunbar) |  Common Blue, Aston Rowant NNR, Oxon, 19-Sep-2025 (© Tom Dunbar) |
| | From Lorraine Mosolf : "2 fresh Brimstones on railway transect in Buckingham, Bucks (SP6933) at 12:45 today." |
| | 16-Sep-2025 | From Trevor Lea : "I found a Speckled Wood with badly damaged wings on the Oakley Wood transect in Bernwood Forest, Bucks (SP616116) today. I cannot believe this damage is inflicted by birds, since the butterfly is such a fast and erratic flier. Another possibility is that the thorns of blackberries catch the wings when it is feeding on the blackberries. A recently emerged Red Admiral was in pristine condition, by comparison. "  Red Underwing, Bernwood Forest, Bucks, 16-Sep-2025 (© Trevor Lea) |  Speckled Wood, Bernwood Forest, Bucks, 16-Sep-2025 (© Trevor Lea) | |
| | From Michael Hunt : "A Painted Lady visited our Verbena bonariensis at 09:15, and a Hummingbird Hawk-moth visited the same flowers at 12:30 today.
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| | 09-Sep-2025 | From David Hastings : "There were quite a few butterflies at Otmoor, Oxon (SP559137) this afternoon, but Speckled Wood was by far the most numerous species with 28 seen (all but one were males). Other species were Small Heath (5), Common Blue (5), Peacock (3), Red Admiral (2), Brown Argus (1) and Small Copper (1). There were some whites as well, but as none of them would settle I couldn't tell what they were."  Brown Argus, Otmoor, Oxon, 09-Sep-2025 (© David Hastings) |  Common Blue, Otmoor, Oxon, 09-Sep-2025 (© David Hastings) |  Small Copper, Otmoor, Oxon, 09-Sep-2025 (© David Hastings) |
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| | 05-Sep-2025 | From David Hastings : "While looking for dragonflies along the river at Farmoor, Oxon (SP439063) this morning I found a few butterflies: Speckled Wood (7), Small Copper (2), and singles of Small White, Green-veined White, Brown Argus, Red Admiral and Comma. "  Small Copper, Farmoor, Oxon, 05-Sep-2025 (© David Hastings) | | |
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