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Re: April 2021
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 7:27 pm
by zigzag_wanderer
Saw my first Small Coppers of the year braving the Wolstonbury wind today.
Re: April 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:39 pm
by David M
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:
Re: April 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:21 pm
by Andy02
![85B08600-BB7A-4D7F-9633-FAF4BC5A1545.jpeg (1.87 MiB) Viewed 1092 times My skipper fix at last . Waterford Heath Hertford](./files/thumb_19563_3696246ea9e726aa708ceabc8894c8a7)
- My skipper fix at last . Waterford Heath Hertford
My skipper fix at Waterford Heath , Hertford
Re: April 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:36 pm
by Jack Harrison
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
Re: April 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:18 pm
by Essex Bertie
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
Re: April 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:28 pm
by dilettante
That's a lovely Grizzly shot, Andy02
![:clap:](//cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@latest/assets/svg/1f44f.svg)
Re: April 2021
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:33 pm
by Andy02
![220F02FE-081A-42DB-9969-EF98C58016A8.jpeg (1.17 MiB) Viewed 1003 times Lovely newly emerged Green Hairstreak at Rainham marshes today](./files/thumb_19563_764bedd05174322c01ccbdedb01d8355)
- Lovely newly emerged Green Hairstreak at Rainham marshes today
Re: April 2021
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:35 pm
by Andy02
Re: April 2021
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:36 pm
by bugboy
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.
Re: April 2021
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:00 pm
by David M
bugboy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:36 pm...Also found my first
Small Heath and Small Coppers of the year.
Thanks for putting that one on my radar, Paul. Must get out and see if there are any out round my way once this cool, cloudy period ends.
Re: April 2021
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:30 pm
by millerd
bugboy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:36 pm
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.
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
Re: April 2021
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:07 pm
by Chris L
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.
Re: April 2021
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 2:57 pm
by David M
Otep wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:07 pm
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.
They are more usually on the wing in early May, Otep, but late April isn't too surprising if we have the right conditions.
Re: April 2021
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 5:55 pm
by Andy02
![CCB90358-4675-42A1-9573-6AD975194B5B.jpeg (1.47 MiB) Viewed 825 times Cold and motionless Orange Tip in Epping Forest today](./files/thumb_19563_a9e3cb0d5f5c7b02ac6485af817f6d35)
- Cold and motionless Orange Tip in Epping Forest today
Re: April 2021
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 1:41 pm
by David M
Thursday 29th - Green Hairstreaks finally out on the Gower Commons:
Re: April 2021
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 5:51 pm
by Bertl
Managed to get a photo of an orange tip today. All photos taken at hogganfield loch, glasgow. Peacocks and tortoiseshell around as well.
Re: April 2021
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:12 pm
by David M
Friday 30th - Good numbers (three dozen or so) of Pearl Bordered Fritillaries flying today at Ewyas Harold Common, near Pontrilas in Herefordshire:
Re: April 2021
Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 6:06 am
by Deborah
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!
Re: April 2021
Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 4:52 pm
by Chris L
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?
Re: April 2021
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 9:40 pm
by David M
Otep wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 4:52 pm...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?
That's a good question, Otep, and one which I cannot answer, but your comments will certainly make me check this feature out going forward.