A very Happy New Year to all good and upstanding forum members.
With a week or so of relatively benign weather forecast, I reckon some on here may have a chance of a very early sighting...
January 2020
Re: January 2020
A few more New Year's Eve party drinks and I'm not sure I'll be either good or upstanding but ...
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Mike
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Mike
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Re: January 2020
New Year’s Day sighting but not as I would have wanted. A Small Tortoiseshell that had remained undetected in the lounge woke up and fluttered by the window. I am surprised it has hibernated so well in a centrally heated house.
It certainly would not have a good future if let free outdoors now. So it has been boxed, and is outside where temperature is currently is a balmy 7C. When we get the next cold spell, it will be brought indoors and join two others already in the fridge.
Jack
It certainly would not have a good future if let free outdoors now. So it has been boxed, and is outside where temperature is currently is a balmy 7C. When we get the next cold spell, it will be brought indoors and join two others already in the fridge.
Jack
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Re: January 2020
It's now sound asleep - and looking very healthy - in its box in the fridge where temperature is around +4C.
Jack
Jack
Re: January 2020
Found my first butterfly of 2020 today a Red Admiral at Bolderwood in the New Forest!
One down 49 more to go!
Have a goodun
Wurzel
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Have a goodun
Wurzel
Re: January 2020
Good luck with it, Jack.Jack Harrison wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:40 pm It's now sound asleep - and looking very healthy - in its box in the fridge where temperature is around +4C.
Re: January 2020
I checked Hutchinsons Bank this morning and to my surprise the Glanville Fritillary larvae were awake and sunning themselves on the hibernation web, its at least 3 weeks early. I also saw a female Comma at the end of the cutting.