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Re: June 2013
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:18 pm
by Jack Harrison
I didn't actually find the Small White Orchid myself but finder didn't have a suitable camera so I did the honours.
Jack
Re: June 2013
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:04 pm
by sahikmet
Mill Hill yesterday 17th June. Lots of common blues. Sezar
Re: June 2013
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:24 pm
by Debbie
Small Heath at Prees Heath
Re: June 2013
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:50 pm
by NickB
Spent the afternoon surrounded by
icarus ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Good to see so many in one place.
Over 30 in the field I was in, with fresh and old specimens - and I only covered about 1/3rd the area.
Lots of blue females too...
Re: June 2013
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:59 pm
by Jack Harrison
Debbie
Small Heath at Prees Heath
There's a place called Small Heath near Birmingham. So the obvious challenge:
"Small Heath at Small Heath".
Jack
Re: June 2013
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:45 pm
by Lawts
Mountain Ringlet, a first for me at Irton Fell last Sunday. Nectering on Tormentil. Small Heath about as well.
Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:18 am
by ChrisC
yesterday when i got in from work, to greet me in the front garden nectaring on pyracantha was a fresh small tortoiseshell and also for at least 2 hours a painted lady.
Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:35 am
by dilettante
Debbie wrote:Small Heath at Prees Heath
That's a great photo, particularly the first one (albeit of a rather dull species
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Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:23 am
by Debbie
dilettante wrote:Debbie wrote:Small Heath at Prees Heath
That's a great photo, particularly the first one (albeit of a rather dull species
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Many thanks for the kind comment dilettante , with all the superb pictures on this site, it is nice to take a reasonable one.
I drove 45 minutes to this site after work, feeling very frazzled and I only saw 2 small heath butterflies, but hopefully the SSB will be along soon. It is about time I ticked a new species off of my list....
Debbie
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Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:42 am
by Wildmoreway
Spent an hour on Giant's Hill at Cerne Abbas yesterday afternoon, it was overcast but brightish. There were plenty of Small Heaths and two rather worn Marsh Fritillaries.
Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:00 pm
by Jack Harrison
Debbie (quoting me)
find a Small Heath at Small Heath
What an opportunity to misuse apostrophes (apostrophe's)
Small Heath’s Small Heath - OK
But Small Heath’s at Small Heath - wrong
Jack (what a pedant!)
Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:07 pm
by Pete Eeles
Jack Harrison wrote:Jack (what a pedant!)
Nothing wrong with wanting to read good English, Jack. This doesn't make you a pedant! My big bugbear is "its" written as "it's" when it doesn't mean "it is"
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I've read entire books and perused entire websites where this error is prolific!
Cheers,
- Pete
Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:42 pm
by Neil Hulme
I'm hearing early rumblings of a Clouded Yellow influx in Sussex
Neil
Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:49 pm
by adrian riley
Sussex Kipper wrote:I'm hearing early rumblings of a Clouded Yellow influx in Sussex
Neil
Hi, Neil
Several Painted Lady seen in that neck of the woods, too.
Adrian Riley
www.bugalert.net
Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:52 pm
by adrian riley
Willrow wrote:Well timed news Adrian, I'm hoping to get down there on Wednesday, just hope the weather is kind, incidentally its Sand Point rather than Start Point
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thanks for the tip-off.
Spent a few hours at
Kenfig NNR, South Wales today, the morning was showery and the wind was a real frustration, little about, but I saw my first
Meadow Brown of the year. The afternoon was much brighter with long sunny spells, the only problem was the wind got even stronger making photographs very difficult. The following species were seen:-
Dingy Skipper 2no
Large White 4no
Green-veined White 6no
Small Blue 50+
Common Blue c15
Speckled Wood
Wall 3no
Meadow Brown
Small Heath c20
Anyone have any sighting news about
Heath Fritillary on Exmoor yet?
Bill
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Cheers, Bill
I take your 'Point'
Adrian Riley
http://www.bugalert.net
Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:54 pm
by Jack Harrison
Kipper:
I'm hearing early rumblings of a Clouded Yellow influx in Sussex
Mull is of course awash with visiting wildlife enthusiasts at the moment. I have mentioned to many my suspected sighting of yellow form of GV White and they have all suggested Clouded Yellow. I doubt it was a Clouded Yellow as they can look slightly buffish in flight. My elusive butterfly on Ulva last week was lemon yellow in colour and it simply didn’t look like a Clouded Yellow (Nick B – keep out of this. He will know what I’m getting at).
Back to the telly now. England look like winning a cricket match.
Jack
Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:10 pm
by badgerbob
Following on from Neil's comment about Clouded Yellows. My son had one fly past him today whilst he was fishing at Danehill. Meanwhile I had my first Meadow Brown of the year at Arlington Reservoir, nice but not a yellow!!
Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:29 pm
by MikeOxon
A walk on the Downs, North of Lambourn, failed to produce any Marsh Fritillaries at what used to be a good location. On the other hand, Small Blues seemed unusually abundant and spread over a considerable area rather than a few small 'hotspots'.
![SmallBlue1.jpg (58.91 KiB) Viewed 420 times Lambourn Downs - 19th June 2013<br />Nikon D300s with 300/4 + 1.4X TC - 1/500s@f/8 ISO800](./files/thumb_11310_40612af3af3005389b2e50a4ec97deeb)
- Lambourn Downs - 19th June 2013
Nikon D300s with 300/4 + 1.4X TC - 1/500s@f/8 ISO800
This one seems to have a mite or other small parasite on the forewing:
![SmallBlue2.jpg (39.5 KiB) Viewed 420 times Lambourn Downs - 19th June 2013<br />Nikon D300s with 300/4 + 1.4X TC - 1/750s@f/9.5 ISO800](./files/thumb_11310_8bcf8b0c76dd13848504b8872fa0a02a)
- Lambourn Downs - 19th June 2013
Nikon D300s with 300/4 + 1.4X TC - 1/750s@f/9.5 ISO800
While the following unusual shot is the result of bright sun illuminating the fine hairs to give a 'golden glow':
![SmallBlue3.jpg (57.22 KiB) Viewed 420 times Lambourn Downs - 19th June 2013<br />Nikon D300s with 300/4 + 1.4X TC - 1/500s@f/11 ISO800](./files/thumb_11310_e0210a6792fdf027820976f920d8c447)
- Lambourn Downs - 19th June 2013
Nikon D300s with 300/4 + 1.4X TC - 1/500s@f/11 ISO800
Apart from the Small Blues and Small Heaths, butterflies were rather conspicuous by their absence, despite warm bright sunshine, though I did see a couple of very bright Large Skippers.
Mike
Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:04 pm
by David M
No Clouded Yellows at Crymlyn Burrows in Swansea this afternoon, but a three hour visit did throw up 16 other species:
Small Blue 100-150 (having a stupendous year, seemingly)
Small Heath 80-100 (most are starting to fade in colour now)
Common Blue 60-80
Green Veined White 15-20
Large Skipper 8
Dark Green Fritillary 4 (nice to see this species here)
Large White 4
Brown Argus 4
Small Copper 2
Speckled Wood 2
Dingy Skipper 2
Orange Tip 2 (latest I've ever seen this species)
Small Tortoiseshell 1
Small White 1
Meadow Brown 1 (my first in 2013)
Brimstone 1 (last butterfly I saw - a ragged looking male)
The Meadow Brown was obviously fresh but also very lucky to be alive. Something (possibly a lizard) had a real chomp at him:
The DGF, in contrast, was 'mint':
![Image](http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r623/DM1067/June%20July%202013/ff28f66b-dd40-4581-b7dd-f0e0d9b528f4_zps74d338f9.jpg)
Re: June 2013
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:23 pm
by Buchan Boy
Not too many around yet,so heres one.
![15062013 (101) CrRZ.jpg (222.42 KiB) Viewed 404 times Large Skipper](./files/thumb_12157_6d20c5b19f36d505b5e1a0f605fe0673)
- Large Skipper
Overstrand Cliffs,Norfolk.