Notes and Views - August 2017

[Vince Massimo]

A Monarch was photographed at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Sussex by Chris Bentley on 4th August. The thoughts are that this is probably a genuine migrant. Reported on Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

Another was photographed at Durlston County Park, Dorset by Thomas Moore on 14th August. Reported on BC Dorset Twitter feed https://twitter.com/BC_Dorset/status/90 ... pdates.php

Another was seen in Arundel, Sussex by Josse Davis on 29th August. Reported on Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

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[Vince Massimo]

A Swallowtail was photographed in a garden in Beckley, Sussex on 7th August by Joey King. Reported on Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

Another was seen in Alfriston, Sussex on 22nd August by Tim Squire. Reported on Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

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[Vince Massimo]

A male Long-tailed Blue was photographed at Southwick Basin, (Shoreham), Sussex by David Cook on 8th August. In past years this has been a good, solid site for this migrant species. Reported on Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

Long-tailed Blue 8-Aug-2017 (David Cook)

By the end of September it became clear that the 2017 migration of this species had stalled, with only one other sighting reported. This came from Keith Heaven, who photographed a Long-tailed Blue at Sandwich Bay, Kent on 28th September.
Reported on Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory website http://sbbot.org.uk/sightings-2/butterflies/

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[Vince Massimo]

A fresh Camberwell Beauty was photographed in Burgess Hill, Sussex on 12th August by Gemma Curtis. Reported on BC Sussex Twitter page https://twitter.com/BCSussex/status/896 ... pdates.php

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[Vince Massimo]

A new species for Scotland, when a White-letter Hairstreak was photographed near Paxton, Berwickshire on 9th August by Iain Cowe. Reported on UKB forum viewtopic.php?t=9467&start=0#p123461

Iain Cowe 9-Aug-2017

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A Queen of Spain Fritillary was seen at Piddington, Sussex by Dave Harris on 26th August. A visit by Neil Hulme and others the following day found 3 males in the locality. Reported in UKB personal diary viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4065&start=2720#p124020

Queen of Spain Fritillary 28-Aug-2017 (Neil Hulme)

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[Vince Massimo]

Observations on Comma larvae feeding on Hazel in a wood in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, posted by peterc. Reported on UKB forum viewtopic.php?f=48&t=9498&p=124402#p124400

peterc 12-Aug-2017

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