N W BULGARIA & S E SERBIA, radiating from Ciprovski north of Sofia and then from Babin Zub with Alan Bernard, 17 - 23 July 2018
BULGARIA & SERBIA, July 2019, with Alan Bernard, #1 target Nymphalis vaualbum, the False Comma or 'Compton Tortoiseshell'
Scarce Swallowtail, late afternoon nectaring, Ciprovski Monastery, Bulgaria, 18 July
Scarce Swallowtail, Ciprovski Monastery, Bulgaria, 18 July
near Gramada where Scarce Swallowtails, Grizzled Skippers and Wood Whites mud-puddled in small groups, 21 July
Scarce Swallowtail, Vidbol river crossing, Bulgaria, 21 July
Green-veined White, Diva Slatina, Bulgaria, 19 July
Balkan Green-veined White, Babin Zub, Serbia, 21 July
Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow, Martinovo, Bulgaria, 18 July
Wood White, Ciprovski Monastery, Bulgaria, 18 July
Brown Hairstreak, Martinovo, Bulgaria, 18 July
Brown Hairstreak, Martinovo, Bulgaria, 18 July
Montana, Bulgaria, 20 July
Large Copper, male, Ciprovski Monastery, Bulgaria, 18 July
Large Copper, male underside, Ciprovski Monastery, Bulgaria, 18 July
Large Copper, female, near Kopilovci, Bulgaria,19 July
Large Copper, female underside, near Kopilovci, Bulgaria, 19 July
Scarce Copper, female, Diva Slatina, Bulgaria, 19 July
Sooty Copper, female, Ceresovica, Bulgaria, 20 July
Sooty Copper, Ceresovica, Bulgaria, 20 July
on the way to Gramada, Silver-studded and Eastern Short-tailed Blues amongst the marjoram, 21 July
Short-tailed Blue, male, near Kopilovci, Bulgaria, 19 July
Eastern Short-tailed Blue, female, Martinovo, Bulgaria, 18 July
Eastern Short-tailed Blue, Martinovo, Bulgaria, 18 July
Eastern Short-tailed Blue, overlooking Tigoviski Timok valley, Serbia, 21 July
Small Blue, Topli Do, Serbia, 23 July
Small Blue, Kom, Bulgaria, 20 July
Large Blue, Diva Slatina, Bulgaria, 19 July
Large Blue, near Martinovo, Bulgaria, 18 July
Eastern Baton Blue, on ski slope up to Jabucko Ravniste above Babin Zub, Serbia, 22 July
Chequered Blue, male, near Kopilovci, Bulgaria, 19 July
Chequered Blue, Toplodolska valley towards Topli Do, Serbia, 23 July
Silver-studded Blue, male, Toplodolska valley, Topli Do, Serbia, 23 July
Silver-studded Blue, female, also in the Toplodolska valley, Serbia, 23 July
Silver-studded Blue, Toplodolska valley, Serbia, 23 July
Reverdin's Blue, male, one of Europe's butterflies that gives me the biggest headache! Toplodolska valley, Serbia, 23 July
Reverdin's Blue, around Gorno Cerovene, Bulgaria, 17 July
Blue Argus, near Martinovo, Bulgaria, 18 July
Blue Argus, near Martinovo, Bulgaria, 18 July
Ripart's Anomalous Blue, hillside near Ginci, Bulgaria, 17 July
Ripart's Anomalous Blue, near Ginci, Bulgaria, 17 July
Meleager's Blue, male, near Martinovo, Bulgaria, 18 July
Meleager's Blue, female, Toplodolska valley, Serbia, 23 July
Meleager's Blue, female underside, Toplodolska valley, Serbia, 23 July
near Temska, Serbia, 23 July
Chalk-hill Blue, near Martinovo, Bulgaria, 18 July
Chalk-hill Blue, close to Topli Do, Serbia, 23 July
Adonis Blue, Ceresovica, Bulgaria, 20 July
Adonis Blue, Toplodolska valley, 23 July
Common Blues, female on the left, near Gorno Cerovene, Bulgaria, 17 July
False Eros Blue, Jabucko Ravniste, Serbia, 22 July
Duke of Burgundy, unexpected second brood, near Martinovo, Bulgaria, 18 July