Not sure what to make of this:
http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/loca ... -1-6226246
There's a photo on this page:
http://www.theparkstrust.com/about-us/m ... ugust-2014
My gut instinct is that this is either a release, or an accidental "import", especially given its good condition - and inland too!
Cheers,
- Pete
Meadow Fritillary sighting
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Re: Meadow Fritillary sighting
It surely can't have arrived here under its own steam!
Re: Meadow Fritillary sighting
I agree with Pete. Not too difficult to obtain livestock of this I've been told & as it is fresh & non migratory it must be a release!
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Re: Meadow Fritillary sighting
Hasn't there been a non-native introduced colony in south Bucks for some years? (Can't remember the name of the wood). Maybe they are spreading and becoming self-sustaining.
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Re: Meadow Fritillary sighting
Hi Jack - I think you're remembering Marbled Fritillary at Finemere Wood.
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Re: Meadow Fritillary sighting
Are those marbled fritillaries still around? I was at Finemere a few weeks back but at night (catching bats)
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Re: Meadow Fritillary sighting
Now that's what I call dodgy! I reckon this has about as much chance of being a genuine vagrant as I have of becoming Pope!
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Re: Meadow Fritillary sighting
I don't think any have been since 2010. They were there a few years until then. I didn't know about them until after that.jhanlon wrote:Are those marbled fritillaries still around? I was at Finemere a few weeks back but at night (catching bats)
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Re: Meadow Fritillary sighting
Nope. I went there two years ago in perfect conditions and didn't see any.MrSp0ck wrote:I don't think any have been since 2010. They were there a few years until then. I didn't know about them until after that.jhanlon wrote:Are those marbled fritillaries still around? I was at Finemere a few weeks back but at night (catching bats)
James