September 2023

[Allan.W.]

Thanks David ! nice to find them . I must admit when i posted re; aged Peacock ,it did seem to be a VERY long shot that it had survived for so long .............but whatever ,very unusual !
Thanks for your thoughts David and Essex. Allan.W.

[bugboy]

Thanks David ! nice to find them . I must admit when i posted re; aged Peacock ,it did seem to be a VERY long shot that it had survived for so long .............but whatever ,very unusual !
Thanks for your thoughts David and Essex. Allan.W.

It's quite possible it got itself trapped in a house or shed or some such place and spent a few days flapping against a window before escaping

[Allan.W.]

Yes Bugboy ,I guess thats another possibility,thanks for your thoughts .
This morning after our usual visit to the father in law (at St.Marys bay ) and we,d done a few jobs we headed for a late breakfast to Dungeness . It was alive with Small Coppers ! other species seen were several Small Whites and singles of Painted Lady ,Peacock,Red Ad ..........no Common Blues today (surprisingly ) amongst the numerous Small Coppers were several "Blue spots " .We counted 171 Coppers today .
Heres a male and a female Blue Spot .
Allan.W.

[millerd]

My local patch proved too tempting this morning, with sunny skies and increasing warmth. 25 Red Admirals appeared today, mostly concentrated on one patch of ivy - but the Painted Lady with them rather stole the show.

One female Red Admiral was so bloated with her load of eggs she looked about to burst...

...and a male had set up a territory along a bit of path where he intercepted anything (or anybody!) that wandered through.

Elsewhere, I found nine Small Coppers today - the highest total of the year so far, and several of them not among those I'd seen earlier in the week.

There were several Common Blues, including a grey-brown female...

...and a nice new male.

Overall, nearly sixty butterflies from eleven species were on the wing, but Red Admirals dominated again.

More details and photos in my PD when I catch up with myself...

Dave

[David M]

Friday 29th, Port Eynon, Gower:

Red Admiral 17
Small White 11
Painted Lady 5
Small Copper 2
Meadow Brown 1
Large White 1
Speckled Wood 1