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by knotsbirder
Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:16 pm
Forum: Sightings
Topic: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!
Replies: 131
Views: 21560

Re: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!

Goodness me....I'm offline for a few days and the country gets invaded! I was at Camber Sands, East Sussex yesterday (yes, in the rain) and saw a Large Tort sp frantically flying around a beach cafe around 16.30. My first thought was that it had just made landfall due to it's behaviour. It was Larg...
by knotsbirder
Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:49 pm
Forum: Sightings
Topic: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!
Replies: 131
Views: 21560

Re: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!

The Holmes Dunes report was only a "possible" seen briefly and put out on the pagers. I have three other reports of that grade but they probably shouldn't be listed in the main summary - or should be noted as such at least. According to someone who apparently saw it on Twitter there were ...
by knotsbirder
Sat Jul 19, 2014 9:51 pm
Forum: Sightings
Topic: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!
Replies: 131
Views: 21560

Re: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!

One reported at Holme today. A real shame most reports are only put out after dark.

Sam
by knotsbirder
Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:07 pm
Forum: Sightings
Topic: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!
Replies: 131
Views: 21560

Re: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!

Remember that there was also a record from the Shetlands in November 2013, http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7273&start=40#p78966 and an anomalous tortoiseshell http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7466 earlier this year. I wonder whether these...

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