Re: Bugboys mission
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:32 am
Looking forward to your shots of the QSF Bugboy Goldie
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Haha, you are talking to the fool that walked for 2 hours along main roads with no pavement to find Large Heath, this was child's play !Butterflysaurus rex wrote:......Glad you made it down here for the QOS Paul, did you walk all the way from Newhaven station and back!....
I suspect the train companies 'admire' me even moreKatrina wrote:Well done Paul. I admire how you get around by train! Great photos!
There seems to be a prediction for a warm September so best keep your eyes peeled, quite possible we'll see some other exotica before the season is overWurzel wrote:Cracking set of shots Bugboy Fingers crossed it's not a once in a lifetime event
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Keep an eye on the Sussex sightings page Dave, these ones seemed quite settled here and this recent blip in the weather may well keep them put for a few more days and Saturday currently looks good. I'm sure Neil will let us know if they are still aroundmillerd wrote:Great shots of the QoS - a lovely butterfly, Buggy. I wonder how long they will persist there? I've missed out by being in Cardiff this time!
Dave
Butterflies are far more sensitive to these things than we humans, so there may be an aspect of truth in this!Butterflysaurus rex wrote:Perhaps they've all heard about the 'mysterious toxic plume' we had along the coast here last week!
Thanks Wurzel, Those pesky Hairstreaks always demand a bit of work, all the more satisfying when you get one though . I think it's stretching it a bit to call that Heath an ab. though, it's literally just two scales. I noticed it when I took the picture but for me a Small Heath has to do a bit better than that to be classed as an ab !Wurzel wrote:Great work with the Brostrak Bugboy Great Small Heath ab as well, with the extra spot under the 'eye'
Have a goodun
Wurzel
Thanks David . Last year I got a good conditioned female at Bookham on the 28th September, although with this years early showing I'm not sure how long they will last this time round!David M wrote:Great variety of themes, Bugboy. Fair play for concentrating on the whole rather than just the 'celebrity' element.
It always pays to look out for Brown Hairstreaks. I've seen females in early October in the past so I'm sure they'll still be active for at least a couple of weeks yet.