marmari wrote:Two delicate Small Blues seen today at the Afton Down carpark on the Isle of Wight.
This is getting bonkers
I was out today at two of my local sites and recorded 11 species, including a solitary male Grizzled Skipper at Quarry Hangers Reserve on the North Downs at Chaldon. This is a full two weeks earlier than in previous years. Unfortunately I only managed a poor record shot, before it disappeared.
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- Grizzled Skipper Male - Quarry Hangers, Chaldon, Surrey 30-March-2012
Just for the record, the species listing for my two sites today is as follows;
Happy Valley, Coulsdon, Surrey:
*18 Peacock,
*6 Comma,
*6 Small Tortoiseshell,
*4 Brimstone (males),
*3 Holly Blue,
*1 Red Admiral (egglaying),
*1 Orange Tip (male),
*1 Small White (male),
*1 Green-veined White (male)
Quarry Hangers, Chaldon, Surrey:
5 Peacock,
1 Comma,
3 Small Tortoiseshell,
2 Red Admiral,
*2 Speckled Wood,
1 Small White (male),
1 Orange Tip (male),
*1 Grizzled Skipper (male)
I have seen dozens of Brimstones to date, but still not a single female.
Sightings should now start to drop of as the tempertures return to the average for the season.
Vince