April 2021
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Saw my first Small Coppers of the year braving the Wolstonbury wind today.
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Sunday 25th - another visit to Cwm Ivy on the NW Gower coast, but I also spent time on the adjacent Whiteford Burrows dunes.
Lots of Holly Blues in the woodland glade, along with Orange Tips, Large & Green Veined Whites, Brimstones, Speckled Woods and solitary Peacock and Red Admiral.
The dunes threw up three different species - a Small Tortoiseshell, my first Dingy Skipper of the year and five very early Brown Argus:
Lots of Holly Blues in the woodland glade, along with Orange Tips, Large & Green Veined Whites, Brimstones, Speckled Woods and solitary Peacock and Red Admiral.
The dunes threw up three different species - a Small Tortoiseshell, my first Dingy Skipper of the year and five very early Brown Argus:
Re: April 2021
My skipper fix at Waterford Heath , Hertford
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When I lived just south of Cambridge, I would make an annual pilgrimage to Waterford Heath. Grizzled Skippers were never guaranteed but I saw them a few times. So well done Andy - and lucky you.
Jack
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Re: April 2021
What a bizarre spring so far. There was a Holly Blue in Cambridgeshire on 31st March, then another on 16th April, but no reports of any so far in the whole of Essex
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Re: April 2021
Oodles of Dingy and Grizzled Skippers on Denbies today. Also good numbers of Green Hairstreaks dotted over the place, leking in the scrubby corners of the hillside. Also found my first Small Heath and Small Coppers of the year.
Some addictions are good for the soul!
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Good to see you today, Buggy, and thank you for pointing out where you found the Small Heath. Here's one of them, plus a Small Copper from the path up the side of Steers Field. My first Small Heath of the year too. Cheers,
Dave
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Nice to see Small Heath out and about. Still being quite new to the hobby I didn't expect them to be out in late April.
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Thursday 29th - Green Hairstreaks finally out on the Gower Commons:
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Managed to get a photo of an orange tip today. All photos taken at hogganfield loch, glasgow. Peacocks and tortoiseshell around as well.
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Friday 30th - Good numbers (three dozen or so) of Pearl Bordered Fritillaries flying today at Ewyas Harold Common, near Pontrilas in Herefordshire:
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Small Heaths and a Wall Brown on the last day of April alongside my first sighting of a Swallowtail here in Brittany. No photo yet...hoping it’ll be back tomorrow!
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Nice PBF photos David. Having seen a few photos over the last few days, I have noted that they have blue eyes. I have done a little bit of research since and would I be right in saying it is only the male that has the blue eyes?