My birding starts to take a backseat in June as my attention is drawn to butterflies and dragonflies. Yesterday, I visited one of Belgium's best reserves for butterflies near Couvin and it was swarming with Marbled Whites. I saw at least 22 species, culminating in this magnificent Lesser Purple Emperor. A couple of weeks ago, I tried and failed to find my lifer Dainty Damselfly, a Mediterranean species which is rapidly spreading north, after one had been reported in a Brussels park. The following day, I went looking for butterflies in Belgian Luxembourg, not finding the species I was hoping for but getting this nice High Brown Fritillary instead. I also took a few damselfly photo's and, once I got home, I realised they were Dainty Damselflies, the very species I'd tried to find the day before!
