I am going to Portugal and Southern Spain in May next year and would like to see Monarch, are there any good sites anyone can recommend. I will be travelling all over so not worried about being close to anywhere
Thanks
Mark
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Re: Portugal
I've seen them in Gibraltar (Trafalgar cemetery) but I'm told they are no longer resident there. I also saw loads on the beaches of Tangiers about 10 years ago, on a day-trip from Gibraltar, but I was so plagued by aggressive hawkers (human) that I couldn't get any decent pictures.
Rosy Rustic saw them in Portugal this year so she should have some up-to-date gen.
Guy
Rosy Rustic saw them in Portugal this year so she should have some up-to-date gen.
Guy
Guy's Butterflies: https://www.guypadfield.com
The Butterflies of Villars-Gryon : https://www.guypadfield.com/villarsgryonbook.html
The Butterflies of Villars-Gryon : https://www.guypadfield.com/villarsgryonbook.html
Re: Portugal
Saw Spanish Fritillaries in May at Senora de Rocha near Portimao on the Algarve a few years ago, in a gully off a beach! Probably built on by now!!
Re: Portugal
I went to Southern Spain last year (Malaga) and I did not see any.
If you really want to see them, plan a trip to the Canaries Islands. I went to Gran Canaria in December time and saw them there. I may be wrong but I believe that they are there all year round.
Good luck anyway,
Sylvie
If you really want to see them, plan a trip to the Canaries Islands. I went to Gran Canaria in December time and saw them there. I may be wrong but I believe that they are there all year round.
Good luck anyway,
Sylvie