Re: millerd
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 2:12 pm
Cheers, both - I suspect that will be the last of the Holly Blues until spring now.
However, Red Admirals persisted. On Thursday 18th November, the mild weather with some sunshine continued and I managed to find four of the species on my customary walk. However, they were not particularly easy to get close to today for some reason. After this it was another four days before things were marginally conducive to further sightings. Monday 22nd November was very sunny (six hours recorded), but it only reached 10 degrees. I was hopeful there would be something, and I was rewarded with two separate Red Admirals. One I had only just got a shot of when it was disturbed by an uncontrolled (and overfriendly) dog... ...though I managed a few closer views of the other before something similar happened (though this time the animal concerned was far from friendly). The bonus for the day came on the very last scouring of the ivy in the hedge nearest home, where I found a Comma - the first since mid-October. This was the eighth species I had seen in November, which I think is the highest I've managed for this month of the year.
Seeing nothing else for the rest of the month, I was tempted to think that the season really was over, but a few canny words from Guy at the winter social on 27th paused that particular thought...
Dave
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However, Red Admirals persisted. On Thursday 18th November, the mild weather with some sunshine continued and I managed to find four of the species on my customary walk. However, they were not particularly easy to get close to today for some reason. After this it was another four days before things were marginally conducive to further sightings. Monday 22nd November was very sunny (six hours recorded), but it only reached 10 degrees. I was hopeful there would be something, and I was rewarded with two separate Red Admirals. One I had only just got a shot of when it was disturbed by an uncontrolled (and overfriendly) dog... ...though I managed a few closer views of the other before something similar happened (though this time the animal concerned was far from friendly). The bonus for the day came on the very last scouring of the ivy in the hedge nearest home, where I found a Comma - the first since mid-October. This was the eighth species I had seen in November, which I think is the highest I've managed for this month of the year.
Seeing nothing else for the rest of the month, I was tempted to think that the season really was over, but a few canny words from Guy at the winter social on 27th paused that particular thought...
Dave