just .75 of a mile from home at the old railway. Come May travelling
is necessary for some of the more far flung species.
I remember your Holly Blues from the site you mention.
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Stay well,
Trevor.
It's remarkable for me, Mark, but on the BC first sightings page there is always a Speckled Wood observed by the end of February (sometimes in January like this year). I saw another yesterday at a different location so there is clearly something about winter conditions this time that have encouraged an earlier than normal emergence.essexbuzzard wrote: ↑Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:32 pmHi David. I’m with Neil. Your Speckled Wood is a remarkable sighting, for early March. I have occasionally seen them late month, but mid to late April is more usual.
I guess as an ‘open country’ butterfly, they are less likely to be seen feasting on droppings than woodland species, Trevor. This one was found on the common, so the dog owner should have cleared it up.
Me too, Otep. I don't usually see these till early April.