Peacock. Photo: Stewart Balmain
Red Admiral. Photo: Stewart Balmain
Two photos from Stewart taken in his Bourton garden on 21/09/2025 and sent in saying:
At last a Red Admiral on the windfall apples that stayed long enough to give me a shot. Quite common in July, there are now only a couple in the garden and they seem to favour the windfall’s with the Peacocks going for flowers.
Peacock. Photo: Stewart Balmain
Stewart sent in this photo he took in his Bourton garden on 16/09/2025 saying:
The Red Admiral is continuing to be very spooky and flies off before I can get a shot but I couldn’t resist this combination of colours with the Peacock.
Peacock. Photo: Mark Pike
Mark sent in this somewhat unusual photo he took yesterday, 15/09/2025 in his Motcombe garden telling us:
Butterflies often get into strange places, but this is the first time I have seen a Peacock in a watering can! My wife spotted this as she was rummaging in the greenhouse earlier this evening. Presumably it was sheltering from the gales.
Peacock. Photo: Stewart Balmain
Stewart told us that he has been trying for some time to get a photo of a Peacock butterfly in his Bourton garden but they just kept eluding him. However, on Saturday, 13/09/2025 his patience and persistence was rewarded when he finally got this photo.
Comma. Photo: Nick Galer
Peacock. Photo: Nick Galer
Nick sent in these two photos with the following comments:
Alner’s Gorse continues to deliver during this latter part of summer. Today, 08/09/2025 there were numerous fresh Peacocks, fresh Commas, Painted Lady and a few Clouded Yellows still on the wing.
Peacock and Comma. Photo: Kevin Denham
Kevin sent in this photo saying:
The recent rain appears to have refreshed some of the plants in my garden at Conygar, near Broadmayne with Large and Small Whites and Red Admirals nectaring on the Verbena bonariensis. However, the Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ which has just started flowering has proven particularly attractive to Peacock, Comma, and a single Wall Brown in the sunshine today, 06/09/2025.
Small Copper. Photo: Nick Galer
Peacock. Photo: Nick Galer
Nick sent in these photos saying:
Once the sun re-appeared after and between the showers on Monday, 01/09/2025 there were plenty of butterflies to be seen at Alner’s Gorse, including Peacock and numerous Small Coppers.
Peacock. Photo: Gary Holderness
Gary sent in this photo telling us:
The first day of meteorological Autumn today, 01/09/2025 and in-between the heavy showers it was great to see this beautiful Peacock butterfly on the Verbena in my Ferndown garden.
Comma. Photo: Mark Pike
Peacock: Photo: Mark Pike
Mark sent in these photos commenting as follows:
A second visit this month to Silverlake produced these perfectly fresh specimens – a Comma seeking moisture from mud by the side of the lake, a rare commodity in this very dry spell and a Peacock on Fleabane.
Peacock. Photo: Ann Barlow 2025
The Peacock is our most reported butterfly at the moment: 229 records over the last 14 days, compared to the Brimstone’s 217 (and one sighting of a Painted Lady!) Ann’s lovely shot against the white blossom was taken at White Mill, Sturminster Marshall on 30 March.