It has been spotted in West Cork. This immigrant originates in north Africa and southern Europe and is seen more frequently in south-east England than in Ireland. Biologist Kevin Corcoran, of the West ...

Then to my surprise a Clouded Yellow drifted lazily by unmistakable as it is the only golden-yellow species in our butterfly fauna. The Clouded Yellow's home range permanent population is in North ...

Sulfur butterflies are yellow or orange and they may or may not have dark margins along the inner sides of their wings. If they do, they are called clouded. Cloudless sulfurs do not have the dark ...

The River Orwell estuary is a regular migration route, not only for birds, but also for insects approaching our shores. An easterly wind can bring hoverflies, dragonflies, moths and butterflies.