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May 2009 Sightings
Re: May 2009 Sightings
Painted Ladies are taking over here now in Kent. Reckon I saw close to 200 today!!! Previoust highest record was around 20! Can't move for the things. They're everywhere! Reckon I saw close to 50 just flying across the road in front of me in a half mile walk from the woods to my house. Anywhere where there are buttercups they're all over them. It's like being on mainland Europe ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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- alex mclennan
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
Had my first large skipper of the year in Bedford this afternoon.
Alex
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
Only 2 Painted Ladies to-day and 1 G.V. White, the weather was nice this morning but a chilly wind and has come back.
Shirley I stand corrected, this butterfly is a 'Small White'.
Shirley I stand corrected, this butterfly is a 'Small White'.
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- Pete Eeles
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
Hi Shirley - your photo is of a Small White (not sure if this was the "Green-veined White"!).
Cheers,
- Pete
Cheers,
- Pete
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
Hello,
24 May 2009
An influx of Painted Lady Butterflies occurred with three seen by the early afternoon and three later on in Shoreham. The small verge area at Buckingham Cutting on the southern side produced a dozen or so Small Blues scattered over a larger area than the three days ago plus a male Common Blue a few Treble-bar Moths and a Silver Y Moth.
The lower slopes of Mill Hill hosted 41 Adonis Blues (including two females) in a 20 minute saunter over the one acre transect, one Brimstone Butterfly, one male Common Blue (and another two on the return by the ridge route), and what at first glance appeared to be Grizzled Skippers, but close inspection revealed these to be three of the attractive Mother Shipton Moths. There was at least one Silver Y Moth over the fading Horseshoe Vetch, Hippocrepis comosa, on the lower slopes.
Ten butterfly species and three day-flying moths.
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24 May 2009
An influx of Painted Lady Butterflies occurred with three seen by the early afternoon and three later on in Shoreham. The small verge area at Buckingham Cutting on the southern side produced a dozen or so Small Blues scattered over a larger area than the three days ago plus a male Common Blue a few Treble-bar Moths and a Silver Y Moth.
The lower slopes of Mill Hill hosted 41 Adonis Blues (including two females) in a 20 minute saunter over the one acre transect, one Brimstone Butterfly, one male Common Blue (and another two on the return by the ridge route), and what at first glance appeared to be Grizzled Skippers, but close inspection revealed these to be three of the attractive Mother Shipton Moths. There was at least one Silver Y Moth over the fading Horseshoe Vetch, Hippocrepis comosa, on the lower slopes.
Ten butterfly species and three day-flying moths.
Adur Butterfly & Large Moth List
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Butterfly-list2009.html
Cheers
Andy Horton
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- Rogerdodge
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
A couple of nice visits to Bentley Wood with excellent company (Gary, Lisa & Peter Eeles) saw some very faded old PBFs, loads of SPBFs and a solitary, sleepy, MF.
Also (elsewhere) found Burnt Orchid and Gary kindly put me onto White Hellaborine.
Also, managed to collect 7 (yes SEVEN) tics - all tiny, and only one had buried itself deep - all the others just had a light grip!!
Roger
Also (elsewhere) found Burnt Orchid and Gary kindly put me onto White Hellaborine.
Also, managed to collect 7 (yes SEVEN) tics - all tiny, and only one had buried itself deep - all the others just had a light grip!!
Roger
Cheers
Roger
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- Pete Eeles
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
Good to see you too Rog!
I have a MF shot just like that (but not as good)!
So, when Gary put you onto White Hellaborine, did he take a photo before you climbed off?
Great SPBF shot.
Cheers,
- Pete
I have a MF shot just like that (but not as good)!
So, when Gary put you onto White Hellaborine, did he take a photo before you climbed off?
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Great SPBF shot.
Cheers,
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
Male orange tip (seemed very small), large, small and green veined white, brimstone and painted ladies in the garden today.
Re: May 2009 Sightings
Went to Totternhoe on Sunday - more Small Blue than you can shake a stick at! A few Dingies, Green Hairstreak, Brimstone and assorted Whites; only one faded Duke. Keeping an eye on my ST larvae in the cemetery - they're growing...
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
Herbal remedy, Roger ?Rogerdodge wrote:... and Gary kindly put me onto White Hellaborine.
Roger
(Did they work, Gary?)
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
Great SPBF-love the background.Rogerdodge wrote:A couple of nice visits to Bentley Wood with excellent company (Gary, Lisa & Peter Eeles) saw some very faded old PBFs, loads of SPBFs and a solitary, sleepy, MF.
Also (elsewhere) found Burnt Orchid and Gary kindly put me onto White Hellaborine.
Also, managed to collect 7 (yes SEVEN) tics - all tiny, and only one had buried itself deep - all the others just had a light grip!!
Roger
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
some quality images there rogerdodge,
heres a few from this weekend taken locally in the forest and coast.
gary.
heres a few from this weekend taken locally in the forest and coast.
gary.
- Rogerdodge
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
It is a good thing it wasn't a Man Orchid that Gary put me onto..........
Thanks for the kind comments on my photos.
Gary's are, of course, better
Roger
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Thanks for the kind comments on my photos.
Gary's are, of course, better
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Roger
Cheers
Roger
Roger
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
Nice shots Roger, were you there when Pete splayed his legs, very impressive.
Here's my take on the only MF we found.
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Here's my take on the only MF we found.
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
Glad I missed Pete splaying his legs!
Here's my take on the same shot, come on Pete and Roger where's yours!![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Here's my take on the same shot, come on Pete and Roger where's yours!
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
Seen this weekend at Noar Hill (DOB and common blue),Hod Hill (MF), Powerstock Common (Painted lady) and Afton Down (Small blues mating).
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Here's my attempt - splayed legs making all the differenceGwenhwyfar wrote:Here's my take on the same shot, come on Pete and Roger where's yours!
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
Hi all,
On the coast between Coldingham and Eyemouth Berwickshire yesterday 16-20 Wall Brown, very significant numbers for the first time here. In past years only ones and twos reported. So this species is becoming very established in the north.
Cheers IAC.
On the coast between Coldingham and Eyemouth Berwickshire yesterday 16-20 Wall Brown, very significant numbers for the first time here. In past years only ones and twos reported. So this species is becoming very established in the north.
Cheers IAC.
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Re: May 2009 Sightings
Well -here is mine - not a lot in it I reckon, but Gary's is by far the best!Here's my take on the same shot, come on Pete and Roger where's yours!
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Roger
Cheers
Roger
Roger
Re: May 2009 Sightings
Went to Goring at the weekend, beautiful weather and scenery, managed to see two firsts, green hairsteak and small blue, i was hoping to see adonis blue but maybe it was too early for them there.
Other highlights were grizzled and dingy skippers, holly and common blues, small heath and lots of painted ladies.
Colin.
Other highlights were grizzled and dingy skippers, holly and common blues, small heath and lots of painted ladies.
Colin.