Notes and Views - October 2015
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 9:33 pm
UK brooded Long-tailed Blues are now emerging, but only in small numbers.
A fresh male was photographed at Beeding Cement Works, Sussex by Neil Hulme on 8th October.
Reported in Personal Diary viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4065&start=2160#p104745
Two more fresh individuals (a male and a female) were seen by many at Beeding Cement Works on 25th October, but the female had been there since 23rd. A summarised report is in the UKB sightings forum
viewtopic.php?t=8609&start=20#p105099
Later on 25th October Neil Hulme found two more fresh females near Lancing Railway Station, one of which was aberrant. Reported in Personal Diary viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4065&start=2180#p105123
On 26th Mark Colvin located a male at Newhaven, Sussex which was still there the following day.
Then on 27th Mark found a male and a (probable) female at Brighton Racecourse.
Reported on Mark Colvins Blog http://markcolvin.blogspot.co.uk/2015/1 ... g-man.html
On 28th Neil Hulme located a freshly emerged male with very short tails at Southwick, Shoreham.
Reported in his Personal Diary viewtopic.php?t=4065&start=2200#p105252
On 31st October Neil Hulme located a fresh female at Brighton Racecourse.
Reported in Personal Diary entry viewtopic.php?t=4065&start=2220#p105304
Long-tailed Blue sightings for November will continue to be reported in the October topic for the time being
On 1st November Mark Colvin found a fresh male at Brighton Racecourse. This is the first Sussex record of a sighting in November. A summarised report is in the UKB sightings forum viewtopic.php?t=8641&start=0#p105340
Later that day Neil Hulme found a male at Lancing Station. Reported in Personal Diary together with a summary of the species viewtopic.php?t=4065&start=2220#p105378
A male Long-tailed Blue was then seen by Neil Hulme at Brighton Racecourse on 11th November. Reported in personal diary entry viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4065&start=2220#p105647
Vince
A fresh male was photographed at Beeding Cement Works, Sussex by Neil Hulme on 8th October.
Reported in Personal Diary viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4065&start=2160#p104745
Two more fresh individuals (a male and a female) were seen by many at Beeding Cement Works on 25th October, but the female had been there since 23rd. A summarised report is in the UKB sightings forum
viewtopic.php?t=8609&start=20#p105099
Later on 25th October Neil Hulme found two more fresh females near Lancing Railway Station, one of which was aberrant. Reported in Personal Diary viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4065&start=2180#p105123
On 26th Mark Colvin located a male at Newhaven, Sussex which was still there the following day.
Then on 27th Mark found a male and a (probable) female at Brighton Racecourse.
Reported on Mark Colvins Blog http://markcolvin.blogspot.co.uk/2015/1 ... g-man.html
On 28th Neil Hulme located a freshly emerged male with very short tails at Southwick, Shoreham.
Reported in his Personal Diary viewtopic.php?t=4065&start=2200#p105252
On 31st October Neil Hulme located a fresh female at Brighton Racecourse.
Reported in Personal Diary entry viewtopic.php?t=4065&start=2220#p105304
Long-tailed Blue sightings for November will continue to be reported in the October topic for the time being
On 1st November Mark Colvin found a fresh male at Brighton Racecourse. This is the first Sussex record of a sighting in November. A summarised report is in the UKB sightings forum viewtopic.php?t=8641&start=0#p105340
Later that day Neil Hulme found a male at Lancing Station. Reported in Personal Diary together with a summary of the species viewtopic.php?t=4065&start=2220#p105378
A male Long-tailed Blue was then seen by Neil Hulme at Brighton Racecourse on 11th November. Reported in personal diary entry viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4065&start=2220#p105647
Vince