One of the nice things about living in the historic Isle of Purbeck is there is a good selection of UK Butterflies on my doorstep. I've seen 49 species of Butterflies in Dorset, with 43 of these species seen in the historic Isle of Purbeck. The remaining six do not occur locally: Brown Hairstreak, Duke of Burgundy Fritillary, Marsh Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Silver-spotted Skipper & Wood White. This means I have a good chance of just bumping into many of these 43 species whilst just out Birding.
Dingy Skippers fly in mid-May along the Purbeck coastline & it was good to see this freshly emerged Dingy Skipper at St Aldhelms.
