Notes and Views - August 2016

[Vince Massimo]

A Long-tailed Blue was reported in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park by Terry Lyle on 10th August. Photo and report on Tower Habitats Website http://www.towerhabitats.org/news/long- ... y-park.htm

Although this is an interesting sighting, it is an isolated one, with no other reports coming in from coastal areas.

Vince

[Vince Massimo]

A late Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary photographed at Gammon Head, Devon by Paul Fenn on 9th August. Reported on Twitter https://twitter.com/Kipperd7000/status/ ... 5812857856

Vince

[Neil Freeman]

Hi Vince,

Would that not possibly be a second brood SPBF like regularly occurs a bit further west in Cornwall ?

Cheers,

Neil.

[millerd]

I was thinking that, too, Neil. The Cornwall BC site has reports of 10 SPBF seen at Kynance on 7th August.

Dave

[Vince Massimo]

Would that not possibly be a second brood SPBF like regularly occurs a bit further west in Cornwall ?

I was thinking that, too, Neil. The Cornwall BC site has reports of 10 SPBF seen at Kynance on 7th August.

Thanks guys, I will try to stand closer to the life cycle chart next time
This individual is clearly part of a second brood, which is not such an unusual event.

Vince

[Vince Massimo]

A spectacular Common Blue bilateral gynandromorph photographed by Barry Mills at Winsford, Cheshire on 16th August.
Reported on Cheshire and Peak BC Twitter feed https://twitter.com/cheshirepeakBC/stat ... 8372274177

Barry Mills

Vince

[Vince Massimo]

A Camberwell Beauty was reported at Broad Oak (Near Heathfield) East Sussex on 22nd August by John Phillips. The identification was only made of the butterfly in flight and it was heading in a westerly direction. Posted on Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

Vince

[Vince Massimo]

An unusual aberrant Wall photographed at Spurn Head, Yorkshire during August. Reported on Twitter https://twitter.com/spurnbirdobs/status ... wsrc%5Etfw

Vince

[Vince Massimo]

A Swallowtail seen by several people at Hankley Common (near Elstead), Surrey on 29th August. Reported by Philip Underwood on sightings forum: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8994&start=40#p113754

Vince