April 2026

Warmer weather this morning, and only a light breeze, but annoyingly overcast, which would yet again restrict the insects on ...

Cooler again and a gusty wind. Largely overcast like yesterday, but what I missed in insects on the wing I ...

The first day for quite a while that I have not been able to find anything new to report. So, ...

A beautiful, cloudless sunny day with only a light breeze. Heading for over 20°C and the hottest day of the ...

Another beautiful, cloudless sunny day with only a light breeze. Likely to be hotter than yesterday. Surprisingly though, fewer butterflies ...

Brimstone numbers down today, almost matched by Speckled Wood, these two by far the most dominant of the butterfly species ...

A drop in temperature of 10°C overnight, and even though it was yet another bright day with very light winds ...

Perhaps I headed to the Downs a bit too early this morning. A very cold night again and a heavy ...

Butterfly numbers are increasing. Good variety today, too. Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) is still the dominant species, but several Peacock (Aglais ...

A cloudy morning with intermittent showers, so I waited until after lunch to get onto the Downs. At least the ...

Another heavily overcast morning, so I waited again until just after lunch to head out and managed to get in ...

A warm, sunny day with little wind. Yet still no great numbers of butterflies, and still the usual suspects, Brimstone ...

A lovely sunny day, but a chilly wind keeping the temperature down a few degrees on the past week. Total ...

Weather was similar to yesterday but gradually clouding over while I was out. Total butterfly count was 7, yet oddly ...

Not a cloud in the sky but quite windy. Despite the wind a better day for butterflies with dozens of ...

On another cloudless, warm day the wind continues to blow, keeping down the butterfly sightings. Brimstone is still present in ...

Another cloudless, very warm day, but just a light breeze, so butterfly sightings should have been better. Sadly, they were ...

The weather very much the same as my last walk on the Downs two days ago. Disappointingly still no increase ...

Warm, mostly sunny, but a very strong wind. So, I wasn’t expecting too many butterflies on the wing. Total numbers ...

Weather very similar to yesterday, but the wind not quite as strong. Butterfly numbers still not responding to the warm ...