Notes and Views - March 2015

[Vince Massimo]

A Scarce Tortoiseshell was seen on 12th March at Holt Country Park, Norfolk. Reported on BugAlert
http://bugalert.net/control/butterfly/Y ... shell.html
Hopefully the first of many to come out of hibernation following the influx from last year.

Another was photographed at RSPB Fowlmere in Cambridgshire, on 21st March by Dave Curnow. The photo is on the Cambridgeshire and Essex BC website under that date http://www.cambs-essex-butterflies.org. ... gs2015.php
Some other reports of this sighting have used a library image (surfbirds website) http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blog ... idgeshire/

Another sighting from Holm-next-the-Sea, Norfolk on 23rd March. Reported on BugAlert link above. Photo confirmation exists.

Another seen at Peewit Hill, Felixstowe, Suffolk on 27th March by Will Brame. Twitter report and photo here:
https://twitter.com/brame99/status/5814 ... 56/photo/1

Vince

[David M]

This is going to be very interesting. There looks to be a decent chance of a further brood with this species.

[Vince Massimo]

Spring has started on a cool note and the emerging species have only been seen in very small numbers so far. However, the most notable sighting has been of 2 Wall Browns by Paul Fenn on the east Cornwall coast on 26th March.
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Vince