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9.30 am 4 Red Admiral, 10 Speckled Wood, 2 Peacock, 3 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small Copper, 1 Straw Dot, Brown China-mark. 5+ Southern Hawker (including mating pair), Brown Hawker, Emerald damselfly, 10+ Common Darter. Tachina fera (fly), … Continue reading
Week 22 of the butterfly transect. John Parlby recorded Comma (2), Gatekeeper (2), Green-veined White (9), Red Admiral (3), Peacock (5), Small Copper (2) and Speckled Wood (8). On the Bottom Pond, the dragonfly survey yielded a Brown Hawker and … Continue reading
From the logbook – Jeff Davis pm warm and breezy Both Brown and Southern Hawkers egg laying in Bottom Pond.
Dave Clay recorded the week 21 butterfly transect, finding Gatekeeper (2), Green-veined White (12), Small Copper (2), Meadow Brown (2), Painted Lady, Peacock (6), Red Admiral (4) and an unidentified white. The Hide Pond was the subject of this week’s … Continue reading
From logbook – Jeff Davis Bright but cold wind 11:30 2 Southern Hawker mating, 3 Common Darter, 1 Brown Hawker. 1 Painted Lady, 2 Small Coppers C4d/C2; 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper C4c on fleabane. 1 Vapourer moth on my … Continue reading
From logbook – Jeff Davis 9.00 – 12.00 Warm and Sunny Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Comma, 2 Holly Blue on brambles at C4a stream side; Speckled wood, 1 Brown Hawker, 1 Southern Hawker, Several Common Darters, several … Continue reading
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Blackbird, Buzzard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen Butterflies and Moths:1 Holly Blue, 2 Small Copper, 10+ Peacock, 10+ Red Admiral, 5+ Comma, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, 4 Speckled Wood,Shaded Broad-bar, Mother of Pearl. Dragonflies: 2 Brown Hawker, 2 Southern Hawker, C20 Common … Continue reading
UPDATED 18 August 2017 Week 20 of the butterfly transect. Nikki Mahadevan recorded a total of 75 individuals from 11 species: Comma (4), Gatekeeper (4), Green-veined White (13), Large White, Meadow Brown (10), Painted Lady (2), Peacock (27), Red Admiral … Continue reading
4.30pm 20+ Peacock, 10+ Red Admiral, 5 Comma, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, GV White, 1 HOLLY BLUE, 1 Speckled Wood, Mother of Pearl, Udea lutealis, Brown Chinak Mark, The Snout, Silver-ground Carpet. Male and female Southern Hawker, 1 Brown Hawker, 4 … Continue reading
A late afternoon visit, sunny but breezy. Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, 6 Red Admiral, 6 Peacock, 5 Comma, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Small Skipper, Green-veined Whites, 1 Small Copper (on Fleabane, now in flower), 2 PURPLE HAIRSTREAK ‘dog-fighting’ around the top … Continue reading
