August sightings
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:44 am
I`ts time I contributed by adding my August sightings. Sorry for the lateness-work always gets in the way !
ALNERS GORSE OS GRID REF ST736100 1/8/10
Ringlet (6), Meadow Brown (20+), Small Copper (3f ), Small White, Green veined White (large numbers), Large White (3), Gatekeeper (6), Peacock (2), Small Tortoiseshell (2), Brown Hairstreak (2f), Purple Hairstreak (1 extremely worn), White letter Hairstreak (1, worn, on the bramble at the bottom of the main path).
ABERBARGOED GRASSLANDS OS REF ST163992 15/8/10
Common Blue (c80+), Small Copper (8), Small White (c30), Large White (4), Meadow Brown (c60+), Gatekeeper (10), Grayling (c30+), Peacock (3). Most of the butterflies were among the flowers and grasses surrounding the coal waste tip, the Graylings were ALL on the waste tip itself, taking the warmth from the bare earth. This site is probably 25 miles inland from Cardiff.
FONTMELL DOWN OS REF ST880177 15/08/10.
A walk led by Paul Butters of Butterfly Consvtn. Speckled Wood (4), Gatekeeper (2), Small Blue (2m in the small quarry down the right hand track from the car park ) , Common Blue (c30), Adonis Blue (c30+), Chalkhill Blue (c30+), Small White (8), Large White (2) , Small Heath (15), Silver spotted Skipper (7 of which 4f) , Small Tortoiseshell (3), Small Copper (3), Peacock (1), Brimstone (c30+, mostly m). I missed the Dark Green Fritillaries seen by others as I had returned to the car at that point.
An excellent site to visit & good to put a face to some names (re. a previous message on the sightings page). In particular Zonda. I was the chap in the baseball cap who parked opposite you in the crowded car park. I recall your musings over the best way to have a pee when faced with a 1 in 6 slope, i.e, facing uphill or down ?. As this is probably not the right forum I shall not enquire whether you were successful in learning the answer ! Hope to see you again at some future butterfly site (why are the best sites so far from S. Wales ?).
ALNERS GORSE OS GRID REF ST736100 1/8/10
Ringlet (6), Meadow Brown (20+), Small Copper (3f ), Small White, Green veined White (large numbers), Large White (3), Gatekeeper (6), Peacock (2), Small Tortoiseshell (2), Brown Hairstreak (2f), Purple Hairstreak (1 extremely worn), White letter Hairstreak (1, worn, on the bramble at the bottom of the main path).
ABERBARGOED GRASSLANDS OS REF ST163992 15/8/10
Common Blue (c80+), Small Copper (8), Small White (c30), Large White (4), Meadow Brown (c60+), Gatekeeper (10), Grayling (c30+), Peacock (3). Most of the butterflies were among the flowers and grasses surrounding the coal waste tip, the Graylings were ALL on the waste tip itself, taking the warmth from the bare earth. This site is probably 25 miles inland from Cardiff.
FONTMELL DOWN OS REF ST880177 15/08/10.
A walk led by Paul Butters of Butterfly Consvtn. Speckled Wood (4), Gatekeeper (2), Small Blue (2m in the small quarry down the right hand track from the car park ) , Common Blue (c30), Adonis Blue (c30+), Chalkhill Blue (c30+), Small White (8), Large White (2) , Small Heath (15), Silver spotted Skipper (7 of which 4f) , Small Tortoiseshell (3), Small Copper (3), Peacock (1), Brimstone (c30+, mostly m). I missed the Dark Green Fritillaries seen by others as I had returned to the car at that point.
An excellent site to visit & good to put a face to some names (re. a previous message on the sightings page). In particular Zonda. I was the chap in the baseball cap who parked opposite you in the crowded car park. I recall your musings over the best way to have a pee when faced with a 1 in 6 slope, i.e, facing uphill or down ?. As this is probably not the right forum I shall not enquire whether you were successful in learning the answer ! Hope to see you again at some future butterfly site (why are the best sites so far from S. Wales ?).