![A brown butterfly with black, white and orange markings on a plant stem](https://i0.wp.com/www.dorsetbutterflies.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Brian-Arnold-Brown-Argus-P1150320b-BCG.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1)
Brown Argus. Photo: Brian Arnold
Brian sent in this photo telling us:
This is the first Brown Argus I have seen this year – we spotted it on our Durlston transect yesterday, 29/07/2024. We have also noticed that Common Blues seem to be very scarce this year – we have only counted a few whereas in previous years we have seen lots.