Butterfly and moth enthusiast, working to conserve these lovely insects in Europe and beyond. Advisor to Butterfly Conservation Europe and author of ‘Butterflies’ published by Bloomsbury.https://bsky.app/profile/martinswarren.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/martinswarren.bsky.social/post/3muzgoeu4k22nI’m getting regular Clouded Yellow in my garden in Corfe Castle in the south of the UK these days, probably feeding up before their long journey south to France and Spain @europebutterfly.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social08 Sep 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:l5fbkblpx4v2jpbjpy6bagna/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzgoeu4k22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/martinswarren.bsky.social/post/3muuhrtxh2s2xAnother second brood Peacock in my garden today, but there seem to be v few about despite lots of caterpillars. I suspect parasites killed many of them., probably Sturmia bella? @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social06 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:l5fbkblpx4v2jpbjpy6bagna/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuhrtxh2s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/martinswarren.bsky.social/post/3mupwrer33c2nMore worrying evidence of butterfky declines in the USA. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp467104 Sep 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:l5fbkblpx4v2jpbjpy6bagna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupwrer33c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/martinswarren.bsky.social/post/3mujipcv4q22iNectar is in v short supply on the Purbeck Ridge but second brood Adonis Blue and Brown Argus are still around and jostling for the few flowers left. Every flower head has a few butterflies @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social02 Sep 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:l5fbkblpx4v2jpbjpy6bagna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujipcv4q22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/martinswarren.bsky.social/post/3mufarzzp622lThree fresh Walls at Hartland Moor today, presumably a third brood, a remarkable survival given the drought. Anyone else seeing them now?. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social31 Aug 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:l5fbkblpx4v2jpbjpy6bagna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufarzzp622l