At mid-day I found a blue butterfly in the back garden but was unable to get a clear sight of it to identify it.
Later, I was stood beside a large pot in the front garden when a Painted Lady swooped down to investigate but flew on at the sight of a human so close. That pot was recently planted with pink/orange/yellow flowers (summer bedding plants) and I'm pleased to see that it's acting as a beacon.

This afternoon, I went to Buscot Park in Oxfordshire (National Trust). I started my visit by heading for the herbaceous borders in the garden. Found a reader of this journal standing there and was informed that there were plenty of bees but no butterflies. Well, I didn't see any butterflies in those borders either but I did find a Speckled Wood in the woodland edge towards the lake.