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Swallowails flying in Norfolk yet?
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 8:15 pm
by John W
Hi,
Does anyone know if the Swallowtails are flying in Norfolk yet? I'm thinking of going up there on the weekend of June 1st/2nd. Are there likely to be many around then?
Thanks
John W
Re: Swallowails flying in Norfolk yet?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 6:18 am
by Mark Tutton
Yes John they have been out at Strumpshaw since the 14th
https://twitter.com/rspbintheeast/statu ... 17824?s=12
Kind Regards
Mark
Re: Swallowails flying in Norfolk yet?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 3:20 pm
by John W
Thanks for the info Mark - looks like there should be some around on the weekend of June 1st/2nd then!
Cheers
John W
Re: Swallowails flying in Norfolk yet?
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 1:28 pm
by Janet Turnbull
Good hunting, John! I'm having to wait until 14th June to go - I hope there will be some left!
Re: Swallowails flying in Norfolk yet?
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 7:31 pm
by Neil Freeman
I was in Norfolk last year 10th - 14th June and found enough still flying to make me very happy.
More details in my PD on page 123,
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=5424&start=2440
Happy hunting,
Neil.
Re: Swallowails flying in Norfolk yet?
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:28 pm
by bugboy
Just returning from a day trip to Norfolk, its fair to say they're having a good year if today is anything to go by. The only thing that outnumbered the Swallowtails were photographers!
Re: Swallowails flying in Norfolk yet?
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:44 pm
by John W
I visited Strumpshaw Fen today. As Bugboy says, there were a lot of photographers, who didn't seem as friendly as the UKB butterfly crowd. So after getting a few shots at the flower bed by reception, I went out to the fen, where I saw several.
Cheers
John W
Re: Swallowails flying in Norfolk yet?
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 9:18 pm
by John W
Today at Strumpshaw I saw a perfect specimen on a piece of rough ground by Tinker's Lane, just before the late doctor's garden.
Later on Lackford Run I saw a group of 5 Swallowtails chasing each other at high speed over the reed tops, an unforgettable sight!
Cheers
John W