A resting blue butterfly with a white fringe to the wings

Common Blue. Photo: Matt Cooper

A yellow butterfly with some black, white and orange markings nectaring on a purple flower

Clouded Yellow. Photo: Matt Cooper

Two photos from Matt sent in telling us:

I was surprised by the number of butterflies I saw yesterday, 24/09/2026 at Portland Bill, still plenty (20+) of Clouded Yellows and several Red Admirals, numerous Whites, and a Common Blue. Unfortunately, I was predominantly birding, so had the wrong lens on the camera.

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