Two Small Tortoiseshells in the front garden this morning - one on a Hebe and the other with a preference for Verbena rigida.

Thought I'd take a look out the back. Stunned to find TWO Large Skippers on Sweet Williams along with 2 Small Tortoiseshells there too. A Red Admiral was basking in another corner and a Meadow Brown paid a brief visit stopping to feed on a Scabious flower.



This afternoon was the time for Meadow Browns in the back garden. I saw 2-3 of them as I was cutting down the Red Valerian. Watched one come into the garden and stop to feed on a Hebe. I can't tell you the name of that particular Hebe as it's parent was here when we moved in and I grew it from a cutting: interestingly I've seen a Meadow Brown on that plant in a previous year.
Small Tortoiseshells are still around too. There was one on another Hebe in the front garden (possibly Hebe 'Red Edge') and others around the Sweet Williams at the back.

Popped out a bit later to find a Marbled White on my Field Scabious at the back. Frustration! I didn't get a photo. That's the first time that I've seen a Marbled White in this garden and it's my 5th summer here. At the front, there was still a Small Tortoiseshell on the red-edged Hebe but there was also one on my bright orange Marigolds. Thought they were a wonderful colour when I was buying bedding plants a few weeks ago. A Meadow Brown had discovered the Verbena bonariensis at the front as well.