Red Admiral. Photo: Shona Refoy

Our first photo for the Gallery of a butterfly seen in 2023 – this one was sent in by Shona telling us:

Today, 03/02/2023 I took my first butterfly photos of 2023. I was delighted to see this Red Admiral, basking in the sunshine on the Camellia in my Broadstone garden – luckily, it stayed there long enough for me to dash indoors to grab my camera.