Notes and Views - November 2014

[Vince Massimo]

The 1st of November produced a list of 11 different species on the wing throughout the country. Reported by Richard Fox on Twitter https://twitter.com/RichardFoxBC/status ... 9647757313

This figure was revised up to 12 species by Richard in the BC November newsletter
http://butterfly-conservation.org/3114- ... KM,AN5D1,1

[David M]

I wouldn't have been surprised if there had been Wall Brown amongst that list.

[Vince Massimo]

Egg-laying Clouded Yellow and Red Admirals observed in Hampshire on 1st November by jackz432r
viewtopic.php?t=6085&start=300#p92580

[badgerbob]

Hey David. I had a good look for a November Wall Brown on the 1st. Unfortunately was not to be!!

[David M]

Hey David. I had a good look for a November Wall Brown on the 1st.

If you couldn't find one, Bob, then it's no surprise that nobody else did!

[Vince Massimo]

Late sightings of Holly Blue continue to be reported.

Dave Miller photographed a male at a site near Heathrow on 9th November
viewtopic.php?t=8026&start=20#p92693

On the same day another male was photographed by Andrew Cooper in Dorset (Reported on Twitter)
https://twitter.com/AndrewCoopera/statu ... 01/photo/1

A fresh male was then seen by Mike Gibbons ("False Apollo") on 15th November in West Christchurch, Dorset.
viewtopic.php?t=8026&start=20#p92821

[Vince Massimo]

Sightings of Speckled Wood continue to be reported.
On 9th November by Vince Massimo in Crawley, Sussex.
viewtopic.php?t=8026&start=20#p92668

and by jenks in Newport viewtopic.php?t=8026&start=20#p92673

Then on 18th November by Paul Wheeler (on Twitter) in Devon https://twitter.com/PaulDevonPhoto/stat ... 5894193152

[Vince Massimo]

End of the Month

Warm weather and light winds on 29th November in the south-east combined to produce some good sightings on the Downs near Amberly.
Neil Hulme reported Red Admiral, Peacock, Comma, Small Tortoiseshell and Large White on the wing.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8026&p=93134#p93133

On the same day jackz432r added several Brimstones in Hampshire viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6085&start=300#p93141

Also on 29th a Holly Blue at Wheelers Bay, IOW (by AB, via Peter Hunt) and
a Clouded Yellow (by fourmarksbirding, via Chris Rose) both reported on Hampshire and IOW Branch website http://www.hantsiow-butterflies.org.uk/news.php

While David M reported a Painted Lady on the South Wales coast on 30th viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8026&start=40#p93156