Re: Bugboys mission
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:18 pm
Thanks Wurzel, I’m sure he was wooing the ladies back then too !
Thanks David, bit of both below
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February 2024
Tuesday 27th. A change of scenery took me to Newhaven on what would likely be my last chance to bag a February butterfly. I headed for the fort first where the sheltered paths and sunlit walls might encourage something from its slumber, I hoped. It was a bit early and the hazy cloud did need to thin a bit more, but I passed the time watching the Fulmars and Jackdaws playing in the light breeze. Down at the foot of the Fort the Fulmars were pairing up noisely. Also down here were a pair of Rock Pipit, one of whom posed like it was doing a shoot for Pipit Monthly! The cloud had thinned now so I chanced my luck on returning to the top and quickly put up my first Peacock of the year. Thankfully it settled a bit further along the path and I managed to bag a few snaps before it flew off again, far to close to the cliff edge to follow more. I did manage to find two more Peacock, one at Tidemills and another further on walking through the Ouse Estuary Reserve but both were camera shy. Lets hope things start getting a bit dryer in March.
Thanks David, bit of both below
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February 2024
Tuesday 27th. A change of scenery took me to Newhaven on what would likely be my last chance to bag a February butterfly. I headed for the fort first where the sheltered paths and sunlit walls might encourage something from its slumber, I hoped. It was a bit early and the hazy cloud did need to thin a bit more, but I passed the time watching the Fulmars and Jackdaws playing in the light breeze. Down at the foot of the Fort the Fulmars were pairing up noisely. Also down here were a pair of Rock Pipit, one of whom posed like it was doing a shoot for Pipit Monthly! The cloud had thinned now so I chanced my luck on returning to the top and quickly put up my first Peacock of the year. Thankfully it settled a bit further along the path and I managed to bag a few snaps before it flew off again, far to close to the cliff edge to follow more. I did manage to find two more Peacock, one at Tidemills and another further on walking through the Ouse Estuary Reserve but both were camera shy. Lets hope things start getting a bit dryer in March.