Grizzled Skipper. Photo: Nick Galer
Nick sent in this photo of a Grizzled Skipper telling us:
Up and out early to Badbury Rings this morning, 08/04/2026 and pleased to see this fresh Grizzled Skipper whilst chatting to Shona Refoy. The first of the year for both of us. Numerous Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Orange Tips and Peacocks on the wing too.
Grizzled Skipper. Photo: John Woodruff
John says:
One of four Grizzled Skippers seen on Hod Hill this morning [9 April], five days after seeing just the one on 4 April.
Also I saw my first Green Hairstreak , Holy Blue and Small Heath this morning but these all eluded a photograph as they hit the wind and were gone in a flash.
Grizzled Skipper. Photo: Tracy Whincup
Tracy says:
Grizzled Skipper seen today at Cerne Abbas (Giant’s Hill), it was one of three seen, the first two disappeared so it was third time lucky for a photo. All three were seen along the lower stretch of the hill
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Grizzled Skippers. Photo: Mark Pike
Two photos from Mark sent in telling us:
A couple of hours at Higher Hyde Heath on 11/05/2024 produced just one Peacock which was hopeless, but I did go there for Emperor Moths with my lure which produced around 4 or 5. However after getting back to our car, we found these two Grizzled Skippers getting it together in amongst the grass verge right beside the Puddletown Road!
Grizzled Skipper. Photo: Sharon Towning
Green Hairstreak. Photo: Sharon Towning
Two photos from Sharon sent in telling us:
Went to Giant Hill, Cerne Abbas today, 04/05/2024 looking for the Green Hairstreak, Grizzled Skipper & Duke of Burgundy. Didn’t see any Duke of Burgundy butterflies today but saw one Grizzled Skipper and two Green Hairstreaks.
Grizzled Skipper & Brown Argus. Photo: David Parish
David has just sent us this photo saying:
Not much news from Hod Hill recently so I decided to pay it a visit yesterday, 01/06/2023. Very few Marsh Fritillaries but managed to catch this photo of a Brown Argus and Grizzled Skipper briefly co-existing on these flowers.
Small Blue. Photo: Brian Arnold
Grizzled Skipper. Photo: Brian Arnold
Two photos from Brian sent in telling us:
Yesterday 25/05/2023 my wife and I met up with friends at Badbury Rings to look for butterflies hoping to see Grizzled Skippers. We saw several, and also recorded Dingy Skipper, Brimstone, Small Blue, Common Blue, Speckled Wood and Red Admiral. It was a beautiful sunny day, ideal for a picnic with some butterfly spotting.
Brimstone. Photo: Matt Cooper
Grizzled Skipper. Photo: Matt Cooper
Two photos sent in by Matt telling us:
My first “butterfly” trip of the year on 20/05/2023, to Alners Gorse ended with 6 species of damselfly, 1 Broad Bodied Chaser and 6 species of butterfly, including an Orange Tip which I somehow managed to not get a picture of at all last year! I thought that was quite a good total as I was out quite early, before 8am and only had time for a couple of hours free.
Also saw Holly Blue, this Brimstone (one of four I saw across the Reserve), a rather raggedy Painted Lady and this Grizzled Skipper which seemed much smaller than I remembered.
Marsh Fritillary. Photo: Gary Holderness
Grizzled Skipper. Photo: Gary Holderness
Gary visited Fontmell Down yesterday, 14/05/2023 and sent in these two photos which he told us were the pick of the butterflies he saw there adding that both had behaved impeccably for the camera.