
Small Skipper. Photo: Brian Arnold

Common Blue. Photo: Brian Arnold
Two photos from Brian sent in with the following comments:
At Durlston today, 02/07/2024 I photographed several Skippers in my search to find an Essex Skipper, but no luck, so here is one of the Small Skippers I photographed in my search for an Essex. We also saw this very blue female Common Blue, sadly missing part of an antennae.