January 2020

[David M]

A very Happy New Year to all good and upstanding forum members.

With a week or so of relatively benign weather forecast, I reckon some on here may have a chance of a very early sighting...

[MikeOxon]

A few more New Year's Eve party drinks and I'm not sure I'll be either good or upstanding but ...

Happy New Year anyway

Mike

[Jack Harrison]

New Year’s Day sighting but not as I would have wanted. A Small Tortoiseshell that had remained undetected in the lounge woke up and fluttered by the window. I am surprised it has hibernated so well in a centrally heated house.

It certainly would not have a good future if let free outdoors now. So it has been boxed, and is outside where temperature is currently is a balmy 7C. When we get the next cold spell, it will be brought indoors and join two others already in the fridge.

Jack

[Jack Harrison]

It's now sound asleep - and looking very healthy - in its box in the fridge where temperature is around +4C.

Jack

[Wurzel]

Found my first butterfly of 2020 today a Red Admiral at Bolderwood in the New Forest! One down 49 more to go!

Have a goodun

Wurzel

[David M]

It's now sound asleep - and looking very healthy - in its box in the fridge where temperature is around +4C.

Good luck with it, Jack.

[MrSp0ck]

I checked Hutchinsons Bank this morning and to my surprise the Glanville Fritillary larvae were awake and sunning themselves on the hibernation web, its at least 3 weeks early. I also saw a female Comma at the end of the cutting.

[David M]

....I also saw a female Comma at the end of the cutting.

Aah! The joy of seeing a 2020 butterfly! I think that's the first of the year on here if I'm not mistaken.