www.ukbutterflies.co.uk

The 1st of November produced a list of 11 different species on the wing throughout the country. Reported by Richard Fox on Twitter https://twitter.com/RichardFoxBC/status ... 9647757313

This figure was revised up to 12 species by Richard in the BC November newsletter
http://butterfly-conservation.org/3114- ... KM,AN5D1,1

I wouldn't have been surprised if there had been Wall Brown amongst that list.

Egg-laying Clouded Yellow and Red Admirals observed in Hampshire on 1st November by jackz432r
viewtopic.php?t=6085&start=300#p92580

Hey David. I had a good look for a November Wall Brown on the 1st. Unfortunately was not to be!!

badgerbob wrote:Hey David. I had a good look for a November Wall Brown on the 1st.

If you couldn't find one, Bob, then it's no surprise that nobody else did!

Late sightings of Holly Blue continue to be reported.

Dave Miller photographed a male at a site near Heathrow on 9th November
viewtopic.php?t=8026&start=20#p92693

On the same day another male was photographed by Andrew Cooper in Dorset (Reported on Twitter)
https://twitter.com/AndrewCoopera/statu ... 01/photo/1

A fresh male was then seen by Mike Gibbons ("False Apollo") on 15th November in West Christchurch, Dorset.
viewtopic.php?t=8026&start=20#p92821

Sightings of Speckled Wood continue to be reported.
On 9th November by Vince Massimo in Crawley, Sussex.
viewtopic.php?t=8026&start=20#p92668

and by jenks in Newport viewtopic.php?t=8026&start=20#p92673

Then on 18th November by Paul Wheeler (on Twitter) in Devon https://twitter.com/PaulDevonPhoto/stat ... 5894193152

End of the Month

Warm weather and light winds on 29th November in the south-east combined to produce some good sightings on the Downs near Amberly.
Neil Hulme reported Red Admiral, Peacock, Comma, Small Tortoiseshell and Large White on the wing.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8026&p=93134#p93133

On the same day jackz432r added several Brimstones in Hampshire viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6085&start=300#p93141

Also on 29th a Holly Blue at Wheelers Bay, IOW (by AB, via Peter Hunt) and
a Clouded Yellow (by fourmarksbirding, via Chris Rose) both reported on Hampshire and IOW Branch website http://www.hantsiow-butterflies.org.uk/news.php

While David M reported a Painted Lady on the South Wales coast on 30th viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8026&start=40#p93156