From logbook – K James 14:00 Peacock 1, Holly Blue 1, Painted Lady 3, unidentified whites. Moorhen 1
From logbook – B Padley Peacock butterflies numerous
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Nikki M – 13:50, 17°C, Wind B4 W, 98% sunshine but some light showers. Butterflies: Large White 1, Small White 1, Green-veined White 6, Small Copper 1, Red Admiral 2, Painted Lady 2, Peacock 12, Comma 1, Speckled Wood 1, … Continue reading
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.