Canonical URL: https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-june/ # What You Should Be Photographing in June Published on July 10, 2026 [![An Atlantic Flies In With Nesting Material This Image Was Captured During A Natureslens Atlantic Puffins Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/One-of-the-Puffins-of-Fair-Isle-flies-in-with-nesting-material-this-image-was-captured-during-the-NaturesLens-Atlantic-Puffins-of-Fair-Isle-photography-holiday-1024x683.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/One-of-the-Puffins-of-Fair-Isle-flies-in-with-nesting-material-this-image-was-captured-during-the-NaturesLens-Atlantic-Puffins-of-Fair-Isle-photography-holiday.jpg) ### Article brief Editorial article Published July 10, 2026 June is peak puffin season across two different coastlines, plus one of our best hide-based trips & a productive butterfly departure. Here’s what’s on. [![One Of The Puffins Of Fair Isle Flies In With Nesting Material This Image Was Captured During The Natureslens Atlantic Puffins Of Fair Isle Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/One-of-the-Puffins-of-Fair-Isle-flies-in-with-nesting-material-this-image-was-captured-during-the-NaturesLens-Atlantic-Puffins-of-Fair-Isle-photography-holiday-1024x683.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/One-of-the-Puffins-of-Fair-Isle-flies-in-with-nesting-material-this-image-was-captured-during-the-NaturesLens-Atlantic-Puffins-of-Fair-Isle-photography-holiday-1024x683.jpg) ## Fair Isle or Grímsey: choosing a June puffin photography trip [Atlantic Puffins of Fair Isle](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/scotland/atlantic-puffins-of-fair-isle/) & [Puffins of Iceland](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/iceland/puffins-of-iceland/) both peak this month, with [Arctic terns](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/arctic-tern/) & [arctic skuas](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/arctic-skua/) alongside the puffins on either coastline. [Fair Isle](https://natureslens.co.uk/why-photographers-keep-returning/why-photographers-keep-returning-to-fair-isle/) is the more remote, more intimate of the two; Grímsey trades that for [Iceland](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/europe/iceland/)’s midnight-sun light. ### Photograph puffins in genuine midnight light Extended overnight access at the peak of the puffin season, with terns & skuas working the same colonies. [Explore our Puffins of Iceland photography holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/iceland/puffins-of-iceland/) ## Why is June the best month for Hungary’s hide network? [Wildlife Photography Hides of Hungary](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/hungary/wildlife-photography-hides-of-hungary/) is at its best in June, with [common cuckoos](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/common-cuckoo/), [common kingfishers](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/common-kingfisher/) & [Eurasian hoopoes](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/eurasian-hoopoe/) all working the same hide network, peak breeding activity meaning constant movement in front of the lens. [![A Great Egret Preening Itself At One Of The Ponds Photographed At Bence Mate Hides In Hungary During A Natureslens Wildlife Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/a-great-egret-preening-itself-at-one-of-the-ponds-photographed-at-bence-mate-hides-in-hungary-during-a-natureslens-wildlife-photography-holiday-1024x768.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/a-great-egret-preening-itself-at-one-of-the-ponds-photographed-at-bence-mate-hides-in-hungary-during-a-natureslens-wildlife-photography-holiday-1024x768.jpg) ## Why is Bulgaria worth visiting for butterflies in June? [Bulgarian Butterfly Macro](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/bulgaria/bulgarian-butterfly-macro/) is one of the most productive butterfly trips we run anywhere this month, [Adonis blue](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/adonis-blue/), Chapman’s blue & [common blue](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/common-blue/) all found in genuinely large numbers across Bulgaria’s meadows. ## Which of these June trips should you choose? Choose [Fair Isle](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/europe/scotland/) or Grímsey for peak-season puffin photography. Choose [Hungary](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/europe/hungary/)’s hide network for constant activity across cuckoos, [kingfishers](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/common-kingfisher/) & [hoopoes](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/hoopoe/). Choose [Bulgaria](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/europe/bulgaria/) if butterfly macro at volume is what you’re after. Seabirds on two different coastlines, a hide network at its most productive, & a meadow full of butterflies, June covers a lot of ground. In this articleJump to section 1. [Fair Isle or Grímsey: choosing a June puffin photography trip](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-june/#fair-isle-or-grmsey-choosing-a-june-puffin-photography-trip) 1. [Why is June the best month for Hungary's hide network?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-june/#why-is-june-the-best-month-for-hungarys-hide-network) 1. [Why is Bulgaria worth visiting for butterflies in June?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-june/#why-is-bulgaria-worth-visiting-for-butterflies-in-june) 1. 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