Re: Notes and Views - June 2018

Post by **Vince Massimo** » Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:10 am

Astounding news of the discovery of a large Black Hairstreak colony on Ditchling Common, Sussex. This appears to be an introduced but naturalised population and research is going on to try to establish further details. The full story was reported on the Sussex BC branch website https://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/news/#76 with credit to David Cook for making the initial sightings.

: Neil Hulme 7-June-2018

Vince

Post by **Vince Massimo** » Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:15 am

A Scarce Tortoiseshell photographed at Stoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire on 16th June by Judith Barnard. Reported on twitter https://twitter.com/BarnardJudith/statu ... pdates.php

Vince

petesmith · Post by **petesmith** » Mon Jun 18, 2018 3:37 pm

Vince Massimo wrote:A Scarce Tortoiseshell photographed at Stoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire on 16th June by Judith Barnard. Reported on twitter https://twitter.com/BarnardJudith/statu ... pdates.php

Vince

Great sighting! Let's hope this might be a repeat of the 2014 influx of this species.

Mikhail · Post by **Mikhail** » Mon Jun 18, 2018 3:46 pm

There have been a couple of sightings on the Dutch coast this month, and it may also be of interest that a mass emergence has been observed in the Kiev area, Ukraine.

M.

Post by **Vince Massimo** » Fri Jun 29, 2018 2:05 pm

A Camberwell Beauty was photographed near Whiteways (Bury Hill), Sussex by Mark Aldridge on 23rd June.
Reported on Twitter https://twitter.com/BCSussex/status/101 ... pdates.php

Vince

Post by **Vince Massimo** » Sat Jun 30, 2018 10:54 am

A mating pair of Purple Emperors was photographed on the ground at Fermyn Wood, Northamptonshire by Neil Hulme on 28th June. Reported in UKB personal diary viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4065&start=3120#p133129

: Neil Hulme 28-June-2018

Vince