Week 20 of the butterfly transect was carried out by John Parlby, 10:50, 15°C, Wind NW B1, 30% sunshine. A total of 37 butterflies were recorded as follows: 4 Small White, 11 Green-veined White, 3 Small Copper, 2 Painted Lady, … Continue reading
Week 19 of the butterfly transect was carried out by D. Clay, 10:37, 18°C, 50% sunshine. A total of 67 butterflies were recorded as follows: Small Skipper 2, Gatekeeper 13, Meadow Brown 3, Ringlet 1, Speckled Wood 2, Green – … Continue reading
Steve Plant, pm Eristalis tenax, Stratiomys potamida – Banded General (just two other Derbyshire records on the NBN Atlas, one at Milford, near Belper and one at Eckington), Rhingia campestris, Coremacera marginata (just two unconfirmed records on the NBN Atlas … Continue reading
Nikki M, some light rain 1 Speckled Wood, 18 Peacock, 5 Meadow Brown, 4 Comma, 3 Gatekeeper, 6 unidentified white, 2 Ringlet. Dayflying moths: Udea lutealis, Yellow Shell, Brown China-mark (an aquatic moth), Ancylis badiana, Cinnabar moth caterpillar, Dingy Footman, … Continue reading
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Week 18 of the butterfly transect was carried out by Nikki M, 13:30, 22°C, clear skies, wind W B3. A total of 104 butterflies were recorded as follows: 3 Small Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 4 Small White, 6 … Continue reading
Week 17 of the butterfly transect was carried out by Mike and Jane Steel, 14:10, 23°C, sunshine 60%. A total of 90 butterflies were seen as follows: 1 Small Skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 1 Small … Continue reading
Nikki M Dun-bar (moth), Marmalade hoverfly, Ichneumon sp. (likely to be I. extensorius) Cinquefoil in flower, Marsh Woundwort on banks of brook.
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Nikki M, hot day 28°C Alder tongue gall (on Alder cone), Artichoke gall on Oak (gall causer – gall wasp Andricus foecundatrix). In flower: Meadow vetchling, Hemp Agrimony, Knapweed, Meadowsweet, Yarrow, Willowherb sps. Hogweed, Buddleia, Ragwort, Woundwort, Monkey flower, Yellow … Continue reading
Week 16 of the butterfly transect was carried out by Nikki M – 12:15, Wind B4, 21°C, sunshine 3% A total of 75 butterflies were seen as follows: 1 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 11 Meadow Brown, … Continue reading
Week 15 of the butterfly transect was carried out by Paul Beard – 10:15, 18°C, clear skies, wind NW B3. A total of 70 butterflies were seen as follows: 2 Large Skipper, 1 Large White, 3 Green-veined White, 1 Comma, … Continue reading
