March 2023
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I wasn't sure until I got the picture on my computer this evening but I've managed to scrape up to 4 species for the year this afternoon!
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Re: March 2023
Saw my first flying butterfly of the year at work on Friday.
A Small White in House #3, one of our warmest. No others about that I could see but at least it has plenty to nectar on.
The jumping spiders were out and about on Thursday. Think the larger one is a Fencepost Jumping Spider (Marpissa muscosa) and the smaller one a zebra spider (Salticus scenicus), although not as clearly marked as others I've seen. I was only alerted to it when I saw a fly sticking out from the mesh wall at a strange angle.
A Small White in House #3, one of our warmest. No others about that I could see but at least it has plenty to nectar on.
The jumping spiders were out and about on Thursday. Think the larger one is a Fencepost Jumping Spider (Marpissa muscosa) and the smaller one a zebra spider (Salticus scenicus), although not as clearly marked as others I've seen. I was only alerted to it when I saw a fly sticking out from the mesh wall at a strange angle.
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Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell and Comma in the garden this lunchtime. Melksham, Wiltshire
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March, for me, here in my part of Kent, is looking like a real "wash out"!!!...the rest of this month shows little signs of improvement???
Roll on April i guess!
Yesterday though, i did spot this lovely Peacock in my garden, so its not all bad!
Image is not cropped, cheers Paul.
Roll on April i guess!
Yesterday though, i did spot this lovely Peacock in my garden, so its not all bad!
Image is not cropped, cheers Paul.
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Tuesday 14th, Swansea:
Two Red Admirals and my first Brimstone of the year (a male).
Two Red Admirals and my first Brimstone of the year (a male).
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Been a shocker, Paul, that's for sure.Testudo Man wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:03 pmMarch, for me, here in my part of Kent, is looking like a real "wash out"!!!...the rest of this month shows little signs of improvement???
Roll on April i guess!
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Roll on April indeed!
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Re: March 2023
It was the Spring Equinox at 2124 GMT on 20th March. I cannot recall a year when I had not seen a butterfly before the Equinox.
Jack
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2 comma, 2 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral and a Small White this afternoon locally. Unfortunately a dog spooked the White before I could get a picture.
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Sunday 19th - one Red Admiral seen at Cwm Ivy, Gower:
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Finally off the starting block with a male Brimstone in Kew Gardens yesterday.
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Wednesday 22nd - both male and female Brimstones seen in Park Wood, Gower:
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Friday 24th - Two male Brimstones and a Peacock in the woodland clearings behind the Gower Inn, Parkmill.
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Saturday 25th - Two male Brimstones, a Red Admiral and a surprise male Holly Blue in the wooded area at Cwm Ivy, Gower, this afternoon:
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Not a butterfly of course, but there was a Hummingbird hawkmoth in my garden today. I’ve never seen one this early before, is that unusual?
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Unusual given the appalling weather this month, Keith, although I have seen them in this country in March before now, though normally when conditions have been a good deal more favourable.
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2 x Brimstone
1 x Red Admiral
1 x Peacock
This lunchtime, Beacon Hill, Wiltshire
1 x Red Admiral
1 x Peacock
This lunchtime, Beacon Hill, Wiltshire
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Finally! A gorgeous today here in the Swansea area; 12c with light winds and few clouds. Understandably, the local butterfly populations responded:
Brimstone 44
Peacock 6
Comma 6
Small Tortoiseshell 3
Red Admiral 3
Small White 1
Brimstone 44
Peacock 6
Comma 6
Small Tortoiseshell 3
Red Admiral 3
Small White 1
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That's some haul, David, especially the 44 Brimstone
Today here was a good day weatherwise too, a single Brimstone and two Large Tortoiseshells in the garden. I could only get a record shot of one of the LT and the other played hard to get
Green-veined White seen a couple of days ago, v fresh looking.
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Today here was a good day weatherwise too, a single Brimstone and two Large Tortoiseshells in the garden. I could only get a record shot of one of the LT and the other played hard to get
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Well I can't compete with David's haul but I did find my first Small Tort today amongst a handful of Peacock. Also another Small White flutter by but surprisingly no other species despite spending most of the day searching my prime local spots.
1 Small Tortoiseshell
6 Peacock
1 Small White Even had to put my sunglasses on today! They're back in the drawer now, don't think I'll be needing them again for a while![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
1 Small Tortoiseshell
6 Peacock
1 Small White Even had to put my sunglasses on today! They're back in the drawer now, don't think I'll be needing them again for a while
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I was beginning to think I might not see a butterfly during March, as the month has been distinctly dull and wet even when it's been reasonably warm. However, a Peacock was tempted out on my local patch on Saturday (25th)...
...and then today (27th), though a good deal chillier, two more appeared along with two Brimstones (my first of the year).
Dave