Holly Blue butterfly on vegetation

Small White butterfly on vegetation

Peacock butterfly on vegetation

Comma butterfly on vegetation

Besides the Orange-tip seen at Lamplighters Marsh, Bristol (see earlier post), I saw four additional butterfly species - Holly Blue, Small White, Peacock and Comma. The latter two will have hibernated as adults over winter, while the first tow are newly emerged. (04.04.26) #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife

It always feels like Spring is well and truly here when I catch sight of an Orange-tip butterfly! 🙂 It was great to see my first of the year yesterday. Daisy Field (part of Lamplighters Marsh, Bristol) 04.04.26 #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife

Painted Lady sideview, nectaring on a thistle head

While you're weathering my storm...here's a little reminder of summer delights - Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui. #UKButterflies

An amazing multi-step African migrant species

Peacock butterfly with red wings and distinctive eye shaped markings. Sat on the ground with wings spread catching the sun.

Comma butterfly exposing its orange wings to catch the sun, while sat on a bramble leaf

Saw Brimstone, Small White, Peacock and Comma butterfly today. The first two were moving endlessly, but I managed to catch pictures of the latter two. Lovely seeing more #ukbutterflies about now, even on a cool day. Lower Failand, North Somerset (02.04.26). #ukwildlife #insectphotography

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A Speckled Wood, a dark brown butterfly with cream coloured spots, on a leaf

Speckled Wood at Lakeside at lunch time. Also good to see my first Holly Blue of the year and Brimstones with Peacock seen out the window this afternoon. #UKButterflies #UKWildlife #Bugsky

With the sun shining it was nice to be pottering outside and tidying the garden. A delight late afternoon when this Holly Blue settled down on a climbing rose. Spring time is so uplifting. 🙂 (Bristol, 31.03.26) #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife #insectphotography
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Titchfield Harbour with boats and Turnstones on the causeway

Titchfield Haven nature reserve path March sunshine

Great morning at Titchfield Haven with 🪶 #UKbirding: Avocet, Black Tailed Godwits, Sanderling, Marsh Harrier & #UKbutterflies: Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White. All rounded off with a Tuna Melt & Bread Pudding 😊 #HantsBirds

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March 31st:

A Speckled Wood on show at Oldbury Power Station this morning takes the S. Glos Butterflies Year List 2026 to eight (8)! 😉

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Small White (Pieris rapae) butterfly on a leaf

Small White (Pieris rapae) butterfly on a leaf

Saw my first Small White (Pieris rapae) butterfly of the year today. A lovely sign of spring! Daisy Field, part of Lamplighters Marsh NR, Bristol. (30.03.26) #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife #insectphotography @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Delighted to see my first Holly blue of the year today. #UKButterflies

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March 25th:

A male Orange-tip on show on Sunday March 22nd at Oldbury Power Station takes the S. Glos Butterflies List 2026 to SEVEN! 😉

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A brightly coloured butterfly feeding on willow.

Signs of spring, a small tortoiseshell butterfly nectaring on willow.
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Peacock Butterfly

Dark-edged Bee fly

Brimstone butterfly

Bee fly and a Bee covered in pollen

2/2. Also first Bee flies and Peacock, Comma & Brimstone butterflies.

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A male Brimstone butterfly, settled on the woodland floor.

A male Brimstone butterfly, seen in today's sunshine.

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I had what I was told was the earliest UK Orange Tip sighting of 2024, on 18th March, so I've been scouring our patch again this year since ~16th...still nothing. #UKButterflies

Comma

One of today’s Comma butterflies. I saw hardly any last year so nice to start this spring on a high. #insects #nature #wildlife #UKWildlife #photography #bugsky #UKButterflies #butterflies

Brimstone

What a difference a week makes! Mill Wood full of butterflies today inc at least 14 Brimstone, 4 Peacock and a couple of Comma. Also my first Dark-edged Bee-fly of the year. #insects #nature #wildlife #UKWildlife #photography #bugsky #UKButterflies #butterflies

A small, all white butterfly with black body

First small white of the year in our garden,oddly showing no black spots.
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Pretty worn Small Tortoiseshell in Greens Norton this lunchtime.
Fairly rare last year.
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March 19th:

A Small Tortoiseshell on show today takes the S. Glos Butterflies List 2026 to 6! 😉

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A Peacock butterfly on wood in the sun at Winnall Moors

Peacock at Winnall Moors at lunch time. Also nice to see Brimstones, Goldcrest and Wren. #UKButterflies #UKWildlife #Bugsky

A comma, a predominantly orange butterfly, in the foreground and a peacock (mostly red with eye patterns on its wings) out-of-focus behind it. Both are inverted and feeding on the small blue flowers of grape hyacinth.

Comma and peacock butterflies on grape hyacinth at The Botanics today.

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Comma butterfly. Orange and black markings, can look like a dead leaf.

Peacock butterfly - with red wings plus eye-like markings. Sitting on barbed wire.

Comma butterfly. Orange and black markings, can look like a dead leaf.

Peacock butterfly - with red wings plus eye-like markings. Sitting on grass

Sunshine encouraging winter hibernating butterfly to emerge and out on the wing. Both Comma and Peacock are striking butterfly, but some were looking a little frayed around the edges after their winter! Lower Failand, North Somerset. 19.03.26 #ukwildlife #ukbutterflies #insectphotography

The Comma, Polygonia c-album has a "comma" or c-shaped mark in the dark underside of its forewings. The species closely resembles US Question Mark butterfly, which has a similar mark with an adjacent dot, making the marking look like a question mark...

Saw my first Comma of the year today on a local nature reserve (Landbeach, Cambs). Butterfly so-called because it has a white "comma" shaped marking on the underside of the forewing. The marking described in its scientific name as a c - Polygonia c-album. #UKButterflies

Today was the day of the Peacocks - no other species, just Peacocks, with 14 seen on my meanderings: 2 at RSPB Lodmoor & 5 at RSPB Radipole in Weymouth; and 4 in King barrow Quarry & 3 in Tout Quarry on Portland. #UKButterflies @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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March 18th:

Our first showing of Small White with one on the Ring Road verge at Kingswood this morning. That takes the S. Glos Butterflies List 2026 to a massive 5! 😉

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Saw three species of butterfly in the sunshine today. Brimstone not cooperative, nice Comma and then a Peacock in the garden.

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Brimstone

Comma

Drone Fly, Eristalis tenax

Golden Dung Fly, Scathophaga stercoraria.

The insects are loving the newly blossomed Blackthorn - Lyde Road end of the Riverside Walk this morning @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #yeovilcountrypark #ukbutterflies #ukdroneflies #ukinsects #springishere