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- Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:31 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Mystery Clouded Yellow!
- Replies: 3
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Re: Mystery Clouded Yellow!
Thank you very much! would of great to of found a rare specie or aberrant form though ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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- Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:15 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Mystery Clouded Yellow!
- Replies: 3
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Mystery Clouded Yellow!
Hello all, Went on a walk to Powerstock Common (Dorset) with my Dad today, and had a lovely walk with tonnes of Small tortoiseshells, common blues and speckled woods. Also with two lovely but tatty Silver-washed fritillaries. My dad spotted this clouded yellow and I sneakily crept up on it while fee...
- Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:43 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Sightings january 2012
- Replies: 40
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Re: Sightings january 2012
Hi all,
Saw my first sighting of the year last week!
It was a Red admiral flying past weakly in the VERY strong winds!
Forgot how much I loved this site!
Felix
Saw my first sighting of the year last week!
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Forgot how much I loved this site!
Felix
Re: July 2011
On summer holidays now Woo!! 6 weeks of butterfly hunting!! To start of a great day at Stonebarrow Hill With a grand total of 16 species of butterfly!! This included: Lots of silver-washed Fritillary including a mating pair, numerous small, green-veined and large whites, 1 beautiful male Brimstone, ...
Re: june 2011
Hi, was offered a ride to Stonebarrow hill and couldn't refuse the offer :lol: was very pleased with the out come! :) Saw lots and lots of meadow browns all great condition and also lots of Common blue. 1 small tortoiseshell very good condition! 4x small heaths 1 green hairstreak! (very pleased) :D ...
- Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:34 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: February 2011
- Replies: 69
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Re: February 2011
Spring has Sprung! Saw 3 Small tortoishell also a Brimstone in Morcombelake today, It felt like heaven!
Lots of Crocus and Daffodil flowering now in our area!
Felix
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Lots of Crocus and Daffodil flowering now in our area!
Felix
- Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:04 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Common Blue Black Dot
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1405
Re: Common Blue Black Dot
Thanks Felix, I will have a look for more of the same aberrations at cerne abbas again this year.![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Thanks again,
Felix![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Thanks again,
Felix
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- Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:59 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Common Blue Black Dot
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1405
Re: Common Blue Black Dot
Thanks for that Felix I am very suprised that I found that Brown Agus aberration with no idea I found it :D. Just out of intrest how rare do you think it is to find that abberation? Yes I did notice that caterpiller there and wondered what it was, I was just seeing if anyone would notice with the ca...
- Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:21 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Common Blue Black Dot
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1405
Re: Common Blue Black Dot
Have a look at my other photos if you like see what you think!
Be honest,
Felix
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22341124@N08/
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Be honest,
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Felix
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- Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:14 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Common Blue Black Dot
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1405
Re: Common Blue Black Dot
Ok, yeh it does look that way doesn't it.
Thanks for your help,
Felix
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Thanks for your help,
Felix
- Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:57 am
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Common Blue Black Dot
- Replies: 7
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Common Blue Black Dot
I remember taking this photo at Powerstock Common in June and have just notest a large black dot on the underwing what could this be and how can it occur?
Thanks for any help
,
Felix
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22341124@N08/5455335525/
Thanks for any help
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Felix
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- Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:12 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: February 2011
- Replies: 69
- Views: 5303
Re: February 2011
Whoo half-term!
Hoping to see a butterfly in the week and 3 days I have+it's warm and ment to be sunny on saturday so fingers crossed!
From an very excited,
Felix
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From an very excited,
Felix
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- Sat Jan 01, 2011 12:20 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: December Sightings 2010
- Replies: 12
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Re: December Sightings 2010
I recently saw this on my local news I thought it might be of intrest to you all. Also sorry if this has been posted before
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/devon/hi/pe ... 268117.stm
Felix
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/devon/hi/pe ... 268117.stm
Felix
- Fri Dec 31, 2010 6:58 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: December Sightings 2010
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1490
Re: December Sightings 2010
Do you think those eggs will survive Padfield?
Felix
P.s Went to Dorcherster yeserday absolutly loads of Crocus and Snowdrop shoots coming up! Very small though:)
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Felix
P.s Went to Dorcherster yeserday absolutly loads of Crocus and Snowdrop shoots coming up! Very small though:)
- Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:37 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Happy Christmas 2010
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1331
Re: Happy Christmas 2010
Wish you all a very merry christmas and a happy new year!!
Felix
P.s Been stuck in my butterfly books lately CAN'T WAIT FOR SPRING!!![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Felix
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P.s Been stuck in my butterfly books lately CAN'T WAIT FOR SPRING!!
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- Mon Nov 08, 2010 8:28 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: November Sightings
- Replies: 71
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Re: November Sightings
Geting cooler about 7°C today
.haven't seen a butterfly for a week now and missing summer already and also planning the next spring trip which will be a trip to Powerstock common to find the Dingy skippers
Happy hunting
Felix
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Happy hunting
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Felix
- Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:53 am
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: September sightings
- Replies: 161
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Re: September sightings
Yesterday me, my brother and dad went to Cerne abbas hill in search for the 2nd brood Adonis blues and the Chalkhill blues. I had lots of success with the AB(saw about 30-40 of them and managed to get one on my finger as it drunk the sweat of it :D ) but no success with the CHB and I have know idea ...
- Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:52 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: August Sighting 2010
- Replies: 278
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Re: August Sighting 2010
I was happy to see the common blue females laying eggs on the Bird's-foot trefoil(in the graveyard)but I only saw 1 male :? and about 13 females, so do the males disappear before the females? Quite a few weeks ago they mowed all the tall grass down in the graveyard giving host to lots of butterfly s...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:52 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: August Sighting 2010
- Replies: 278
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Re: August Sighting 2010
Great at the New forest heath yesterday I saw 7 Graylings (as you said Pete) + a mating pair
plenty of common blues, 1 male Brimstone, 1 Holly blue.
I don't think so but maybe some Silver-studded blues but again I don't think so.
I love the new forest!
Felix
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I don't think so but maybe some Silver-studded blues but again I don't think so.
I love the new forest!
Felix
- Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:20 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: August Sighting 2010
- Replies: 278
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Re: August Sighting 2010
I'm at Hamshire at the moment at my aunties house and we are going to the New forest on sunday, can any of you tell me what butterflies I can see there at the momment? In her garden I saw 5 large whites, 1 Brimstone, 1 Speckled wood, 3 Holly blues(which one of which was laying eggs on her Ivy!). Fel...