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I,m new to butterflies,so on a steep learning curve.Today I saw Orange tips,Peacocks,and in a churchyard what I think must have been a Holly Blue.I'm on my boat on the river Wey near Pyrford.What else should I be on the look out for?

Craggy wrote:I,m new to butterflies,so on a steep learning curve.Today I saw Orange tips,Peacocks,and in a churchyard what I think must have been a Holly Blue.I'm on my boat on the river Wey near Pyrford.What else should I be on the look out for?

Welcome Craggy! Yes, that will have been a Holly Blue. You should also get to see plenty of Green-veined White which, like the Orange-tip, is a lover of damp grassland. Most of the "Vanessids" should also pay you a visit (which includes the Peacock) - namely Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral and Comma. And lots more as the year unfolds! You can "drill down" to particular sites from here:

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/sites.php

You should also be on the lookout for leaks

Cheers,

- Pete

Welcome Craggy. Years ago there was a nice pub near Pyrford lock on the Wey. Perhaps you should be looking out for that

Hi Craggy. Sounds like you're having a great time.

I guess Small Coppers and Speckled Woods should be the ones to look out for, along with the mid-spring Pierids (Large/Small/Green Veined White, Orange Tip & Brimstone).

Hi Craggy, I am also a relatively new member and I'm local to you.
You are not far from where I work when in the office. I remember walking along the canal path near there one night with my cousin, (I think about this time of year or a little later) and had to watch out for and make sure I didn't keep on treading on toads which were on the damp grass !
Thanks for the information Pete.
If it was in a churchyard, it might have been a holy blue. ( joke).

Pauline wrote:Welcome Craggy. Years ago there was a nice pub near Pyrford lock on the Wey. Perhaps you should be looking out for that

Yes,it's called the Anchor,next to Pyrford Lock.Very popular with what is called gongoozlers,people who watch boaters and wait for incidents to happen.

Thank you all for your help and jokes.

Hi Craggy, I am not sure if you will read this again but on Friday 18th April I walked approx. 6 miles from Byfleet to Send along the Wey Navigation Tow Path past Pyrford recording the butterflies I saw along the way. It is the first post in my personal diary if you are interested?
best wishes,
Philip