Graham Hart has lived in Ariege since May 1998 and has known the area since 1991.He has a life-long interest in natural history, which started with butterflies and birds and now includes other insects (especially moths) and flowers. He leads butterfly watching holidays in the region and is writing a book on the butterflies of Ariège. When not out chasing butterflies Graham works as a vet in Ax-les-Thermes.

[Graham's doesn't write his reports strictly by the month; they often overlap with the beginning or end of another one. July had long stretches of bad weather, when Graham and butterflies didn't go out much. To find out about July wildlife, see part 2 of the June report and part 1 of the August report.]