Butterflies and Migration
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:23 pm
Hi just joined so please be gentle with me as i'm more bird watcher than Butterfly,but i do find them so interesting and will probably bore you with information that i want to know
I work offshore on the Rigs in the North Sea 130 mile East of Montrose south of Aberdeen,thats where the Migration comes in
We get Butterflies and Moths at certain times of the year,but do they like birds realy migrate or is it that they turn up when the winds are from a SE direction as it is when they turn up.
Last week we had dozens of Painted Lady and Red Admiral butterflies plus a few species of Moth on board !!again SE winds.
Only Butterflies i have seen offshore so far are Painted Lady,Red Admiral,Large white (i think) bit distant for poss ID and a Cracking Camberwell Beauty 2 years ago .
Do any others turn up on our shores (rig) regularly.
Well enough for one post i think.
Cheers
Lenny
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I work offshore on the Rigs in the North Sea 130 mile East of Montrose south of Aberdeen,thats where the Migration comes in
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Last week we had dozens of Painted Lady and Red Admiral butterflies plus a few species of Moth on board !!again SE winds.
Only Butterflies i have seen offshore so far are Painted Lady,Red Admiral,Large white (i think) bit distant for poss ID and a Cracking Camberwell Beauty 2 years ago .
Do any others turn up on our shores (rig) regularly.
Well enough for one post i think.
Cheers
Lenny