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A Good Year for Migrants?
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:55 pm
by Pete Eeles
Is this a good year for migrants? I haven't seen so many Painted Lady and the occasional Hummingbird Hawk Moth for several years. Although Red Admiral don't seem particularly abundant.
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:38 pm
by David Tipping
Saw lots of painted ladies in Norfolk when I went down there for the swallowtails at the end of June, but there seems to be relatively few up here in Yorkshire.
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:31 am
by Wayne
Being so far up north I dunno if this counts for me, but I've seen 1 painted lady and 1 red admiral
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:54 pm
by eccles
I've seen several painted ladies and red admirals, and a single clouded yellow in late May. No hummingbird hawks yet. So I'd say it's about average for migrants around the West of England.
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:53 pm
by Woundsinger
So far I have had 5 painted ladies and 3 red admirals on my local birding patch and surrounds..
No hummingbird though...
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:33 pm
by eccles
I forgot to mention Silver Y moths. I've seen hundreds, probably thousands of them this year.