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Notes and Views - August 2016

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:27 pm
by Vince Massimo
A Long-tailed Blue was reported in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park by Terry Lyle on 10th August. Photo and report on Tower Habitats Website http://www.towerhabitats.org/news/long- ... y-park.htm

Although this is an interesting sighting, it is an isolated one, with no other reports coming in from coastal areas.

Vince

Re: Notes and Views - August 2016

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:58 pm
by Vince Massimo
A late Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary photographed at Gammon Head, Devon by Paul Fenn on 9th August. Reported on Twitter https://twitter.com/Kipperd7000/status/ ... 5812857856

Vince

Re: Notes and Views - August 2016

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:50 pm
by Neil Freeman
Hi Vince,

Would that not possibly be a second brood SPBF like regularly occurs a bit further west in Cornwall ?

Cheers,

Neil.

Re: Notes and Views - August 2016

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:25 pm
by millerd
I was thinking that, too, Neil. The Cornwall BC site has reports of 10 SPBF seen at Kynance on 7th August.

Dave

Re: Notes and Views - August 2016

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:00 pm
by Vince Massimo
Neil Freeman wrote:Would that not possibly be a second brood SPBF like regularly occurs a bit further west in Cornwall ?
millerd wrote:I was thinking that, too, Neil. The Cornwall BC site has reports of 10 SPBF seen at Kynance on 7th August.
Thanks guys, I will try to stand closer to the life cycle chart next time :)
This individual is clearly part of a second brood, which is not such an unusual event.

Vince

Re: Notes and Views - August 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 8:52 pm
by Vince Massimo
A spectacular Common Blue bilateral gynandromorph photographed by Barry Mills at Winsford, Cheshire on 16th August.
Reported on Cheshire and Peak BC Twitter feed https://twitter.com/cheshirepeakBC/stat ... 8372274177
Barry Mills
Barry Mills
Vince

Re: Notes and Views - August 2016

Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 6:27 pm
by Vince Massimo
A Camberwell Beauty was reported at Broad Oak (Near Heathfield) East Sussex on 22nd August by John Phillips. The identification was only made of the butterfly in flight and it was heading in a westerly direction. Posted on Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

Vince

Re: Notes and Views - August 2016

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 10:27 am
by Vince Massimo
An unusual aberrant Wall photographed at Spurn Head, Yorkshire during August. Reported on Twitter https://twitter.com/spurnbirdobs/status ... wsrc%5Etfw

Vince

Re: Notes and Views - August 2016

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:53 pm
by Vince Massimo
A Swallowtail seen by several people at Hankley Common (near Elstead), Surrey on 29th August. Reported by Philip Underwood on sightings forum: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8994&start=40#p113754

Vince