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- Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:16 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!
- Replies: 131
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Re: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!
Goodness me....I'm offline for a few days and the country gets invaded! I was at Camber Sands, East Sussex yesterday (yes, in the rain) and saw a Large Tort sp frantically flying around a beach cafe around 16.30. My first thought was that it had just made landfall due to it's behaviour. It was Larg...
- Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:49 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!
- Replies: 131
- Views: 23388
Re: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!
The Holmes Dunes report was only a "possible" seen briefly and put out on the pagers. I have three other reports of that grade but they probably shouldn't be listed in the main summary - or should be noted as such at least. According to someone who apparently saw it on Twitter there were ...
- Sat Jul 19, 2014 9:51 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!
- Replies: 131
- Views: 23388
Re: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!
One reported at Holme today. A real shame most reports are only put out after dark.
Sam
Sam
- Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:07 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!
- Replies: 131
- Views: 23388
Re: Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell Invasion in the Netherlands!
Remember that there was also a record from the Shetlands in November 2013, http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7273&start=40#p78966 and an anomalous tortoiseshell http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7466 earlier this year. I wonder whether these...