Notes and Views - October 2014

[Pete Eeles]

Several Monarch sightings in this thread: viewtopic.php?t=7965

Cheers,

- Pete

[Pete Eeles]

02-Oct-14. 3rd brood Small Blue? Post by Martin Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/martinswarren/statu ... 6617769984

Cheers,

- Pete

[Vince Massimo]

An October Chalkhill Blue, but not necessary a second brood. Discussion here
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7980

More sightings at Devils Dyke (Newmarket) on 25th October.
viewtopic.php?t=7980&start=0#p92310

[Vince Massimo]

Several reports of late sightings of Holly Blue. Presumed third brood.

First by Dave Miller on 5th October 2014 viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6157&start=680#p91658
but later sightings were received from Hoggers on 18th October viewtopic.php?t=6663&start=640#p92077
and Neil Hulme in Worthing on 20th October viewtopic.php?t=4065&start=1880#p92176

Then Guy Padfield photographed a fresh male in his Woodbridge garden in East Suffolk on 27th October 2014.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7977&start=20#p92312

but then trumped by Dave Miller on 28th October who photographed a male and a female in Middlesex
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6157&start=700#p92353

The warmest UK Halloween day on record (23.6C) provided more opportunities, with Neil Hulme getting a sighting in his Worthing garden viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4065&start=1900#p92454 and Dave Miller getting the final photo viewtopic.php?t=6157&start=720#p92496

[Vince Massimo]

A very late sighting of a second-brood White Admiral at Framlingham, Suffolk on 17th October.
Reported on twitter (BC Suffolk Branch) https://twitter.com/BC_Suffolk/status/5 ... 0155626496

[Vince Massimo]

The warmest UK Halloween day on record (23.6C) resulted in many sightings including an unusual record of a Speckled Wood mating pair in South Wales by David M.
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4876&start=540#p92423