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Notes and Views - November 2014
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 12:49 pm
by Vince Massimo
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
Re: Notes and Views November 2014
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 1:23 pm
by David M
I wouldn't have been surprised if there had been Wall Brown amongst that list.
Re: Notes and Views November 2014
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 12:01 am
by Vince Massimo
Egg-laying Clouded Yellow and Red Admirals observed in Hampshire on 1st November by jackz432r
viewtopic.php?t=6085&start=300#p92580
Re: Notes and Views November 2014
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 12:46 pm
by badgerbob
Hey David. I had a good look for a November Wall Brown on the 1st. Unfortunately was not to be!!
Re: Notes and Views November 2014
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 6:36 pm
by David M
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!
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Re: Notes and Views November 2014
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:48 am
by Vince Massimo
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
Re: Notes and Views November 2014
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:53 am
by Vince Massimo
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
Re: Notes and Views November 2014
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:14 pm
by Vince Massimo
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