Holly Blue in garden around Ivy.
Other butterflies today: 6 Peacocks (most seen all year), 2 Red Admirals (1 very tatty), 1 Comma and 2+ Small Whites - 6 flowering buddleias being used at last!

Vanessids on buddleias at last but low numbers with 1 each of red admiral, peacock, small tortoiseshell and comma yesterday and 2 red admirals and 1 peacock today. Few of both large and small whites around in past few days-

1st Red Admiral I have seen this year was at Brennand's Garden Centre at Charnock Richard this afternoon. None seen yet in my garden - in fact disappointingly few butterflies in the garden so far this year but Buddleias are just coming into flower so I am hopeful of more soon.

Whilst talking to my next door neighbour earlier this evening I was disturbed by another neighbour's dog chasing something that flew over my head. The flying object turned out to be a female Mallard which soon returned to my garden and I saw it join up with a chick. I live on the estate by Parklands...

Not yet seen any butterflies in my garden but 1 small tortoiseshell in a friend's garden in Chorley this afternoon

Happy New Year. It has started that way for me as 5 waxwings seen in tall tree behind Council Offices/ H.H.St. Church around 1.30 pm. Those with Fieldfare and Mistle Thrush plus garden birds including Nuthatch and Bullfinch have got my 2017 list off to a good start, although I don't even try to comp...

Maybe it's the same male that was in my garden on Saturday 17th as its not far between the 2 gardens.

Goldcrest in my garden today was a rare visitor. I hope it stays around as I don't usually record this species on the society's Winter Garden Bird survey that starts on Sunday, 4th December. Also rarely in my garden that overlooks Astley Park is G S Woodpecker, although I frequently see or hear the...

Pleased to see that now you are the society's fungi recorder you are reiterating what I have been saying for years! Well done with your attempts - keep up the good work.

I had a mini fungal foray in my garden this afternoon as a break from the seemingly endless annual task of sweeping up leaves! Under / near the large Silver Birch tree were 2 Brown Birch Boletes and 3 Coconut Milkcaps. Thankfully no Honey Fungus was seen in the garden although I didn't 'explore' all...

Congratulations to Len & Co for producing such an impressive list. Sorry I couldn't join you on the foray due to other committments.

Sorry for the delay in responding but I've only just worked out how to access your Flickr gallery! Although it is difficult and often impossible to do ID from photos alone, most of your photos are of species that can be done with a reasonable amount of certainty. I agree with Len's ID of all but the...

1 large Bearded Milkcap (Lactarius torminosus) under Silver Birch by Library House Surgery, Chorley. Also several LBJs in the same grassland but not picked for ID as didn't want dirty hands when going to Doctor's this afternoon!

Just when I thought I had seen my last butterfly of the year, I saw 2 Red Admirals in my garden around noon. They were on one of the late-flowering yellow buddeias. It isn't often that I see a butterfly in my garden in November!

Excellent find. I hadn't heard of it before so looked it up.Did you take a photo. Obviously if proven correct it will be a new record for the area.