Hello, 10 April 2008 On a mild (>10.5 °C) sunny day there were frequent butterflies on Mill Hill, Old Shoreham, Sussex, and its approaches including my first Small Torotiseshell of the year, the first two Grizzled Skippers on the lower slopes, ten Peacocks and two Comma Butterflies. Adur Butterfly &...

Hello, Addenda: 26 February 2008 A Small White Butterfly was seen in Lancing. This was the first report of a Small White Butterfly on these Nature Notes pages for the month of February, nowmaking it six species seen locally in the second month of the year since the start of the new millennium. Repor...

Hello, 26 March 2008 My first Brimstone Butterfly of 2008 was seen in South Lancing garden feeding on Aubretia and a bit on Hyacinth. This was the second local record of this species for 2008. Report by Ray Hamblett on the UK-Leps (Yahoo Group) & Lancing Nature Notes Four Peacock Butterflies wer...

Hello, 7 March 2008 The first Comma Butterfly of the year emerged from hibernation to flutter around the Butterfly Copse next to the Waterworks Road, Old Shoreham. It was in pristine condition and was restless, rarely settling for more than 15 seconds, and after a few minutes it flew off rapidly wes...

Hello, 13 February 2008 A Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly was seen flying about my mother’s garden in Hawkins Close, Shoreham by Sea, in the early afternoon in good sunshine. This was the first local record of this species for 2008 and the first ever for the month of February, making five species seen...

Sussex Butterflies

http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings.html

Hello, The butterflies seen in February in Shoreham and the surrounding area are: http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Butterflies1X2007.htm Peacock (2008), Brimstone, Painted Lady and Red Admiral. An extra day this year to increase the total. First Adur Butterfly Dates 2003 to 2008 http://www.glaucus.org.uk/B...

Hello, The Brown Argus is correct. The colours of the Chalkhill Blue are unusual. Where was this one photgraphed? Adur Butterfly & Large Moth List http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Butterfly-list2008.html Cheers Andy Horton glaucus@hotmail.com Adur Valley Nature Notes http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Adur2007....

Hello, Does this mean that Large Whites are unusual in late June? So unusual that they are likely to be ID mistakes? The ones on the south coasts could very well be immigrants? I find a smattering (1 to 4 per day) of Large Whites are recorded throughout June with hardly any Small Whites in 2007. By ...

Hello, On the Sussex downs and town margins I record a occasional, perhaps only one a day, Large Whites in the second half of June. Adur Butterfly & Large Moth List http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Butterfly-list2008.html Cheers Andy Horton glaucus@hotmail.com Adur Valley Nature Notes http://www.glaucu...

Hello, The first Peacock Butterfly of the year was seen in a sunny Lancing garden in the morning. Report by Ray Hamblett on the UK-Leps (Yahoo Group) Around midday a vanessid butterfly rose from the lower slopes of Mill Hill and fluttered further up the slope so I had to chase it to identify the goo...

Hello, I have never found them to be predictable and only very rarely seen (perhaps scarce in some years). Beginning of April 2004 one at Spring Dyke and another at Mill Hill, Old Shoreham, Sussex. These seem to be the only two recorded in the last seven years. http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Moths.html C...

Great pics! It could be a Hawksbit or Hawkweed. It is hard to tell.

http://www.glaucus.org.uk/WildFlowers2006.html

I am struggling a bit with wild flowers.

At this time of year, my camera does about 0.5 FPS. Or 2 SPF.

! will have to get a new DLSR to try out something like that!

Hello, Not my picture but worth a look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/93372558@N00/1623261944/ Adur Butterfly & Large Moth List http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Butterfly-list2007.html Cheers Andy Horton glaucus@hotmail.com Adur Valley Nature Notes http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Adur2006.html http://www.glau...

I don;t think I saw a dozen Walls in 2007. In the past I have seen 40 in 20 minutes and still not managed a decent photograph.

Thanks for the reply. On Mill Hill the area is inundated with violets, but no DG Frtis.

http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Violets.htm

Well captured. Is it a Hawkbit?

Late at night, I get these yellow flowers all mixed up.

Any photgraphs of Wall Butterflies landing on flowers appreciated. This butterfly is flighty and difficult to photograph with my camera at the best of times. Somewhere I have a photgraph of a Wall landing on a flower. i.e. Stemless Thistle. http://www.glaucus.org.uk/WallBrown118.jpg I have known the...