A Small White was in the back garden this morning. This afternoon I saw a number of White butterflies, including male Orange Tips, flying around when I went for a walk along the Sapperton Canal and through Siccaridge Wood. I also saw four Holly Blues in the Wood. The greatest excitement though was when I saw a pair of light-brown wings in a clearing. I watched the butterfly/moth move back and forth around the clearing until eventually it stopped. I was too far away on the path to use my digital camera but I did have my SLR. Hopefully a small speck on one of the slides will be identifiable. It might be the first ever Pearl-bordered Fritillary that I have seen. They are resident in this wood. This is the right time of year. I will just have to wait for my slide film to be finished and developed. Further along the path, I came across two Speckled Wood butterflies.
This evening, there was a Holly Blue in my front garden inspecting my Holly bush. It looks like this will be a good year for Holly Blue butterflies.

I have added two more pages in the Resources section of the website: Conservation and The Butterfly Year.