February 2014

[Bill S]

Brimstone spotted on 16th in Romsey Hants and a Small Tortoiseshell today near Salisbury.

Nice early start to things, helps the day at work go a little better .

Cheers

Bill

[Testudo Man]

2 sightings today. (26/2/14).
1st one was as i drove out of my driveway, up on to the road, an unidentified butterfly flew in front of my car, and over a neighbours fence.

2nd was definitely a Peacock, sighted whilst i was at work(up a ladder!) the Peacock flew around me several times, then went up over the roof top. Strangely enough, this was at the same property, that i saw my only sighting for 2013, of a Hummingbird Hawk Moth!

[Butterflymax]

Hi. Introducing Sam the Small Tortoiseshell. Despite 2013 being an amazing year for butterflies I wasn't aware that any had made their way into the house, so imagine my surprise when a couple of weeks ago when Sam began fluttering around the sash window in my office/study where I'm typing right now. I've recently turned forty and have never ever seen a butterfly in February before! I've come to think of Sam as my pet butterfly. He/she only emerges on the warmer days before retreating to the gaps in the window frame. It seems ever increasingly hard to believe that in 2012 I never (for certain) saw a single Small Tortoiseshell!

[NickMorgan]

Hurray! I saw my first butterfly today. A Small Tortoiseshell sitting on a shady path in Haddington. I picked it up and put it in a sheltered sunny spot where there were some Marigolds in flower. I hope it managed to feed and build up strength to see it through the rest of the winter.