Notes and Views - November 2016

[Vince Massimo]

Late-flying Clouded Yellows continue to be reported at Southwick Basin, Shoreham, Sussex during the first half of the month. The last sighting was on 16th November by Trevor Rapley, but another was spotted slightly further inland by Colin Brooks on 17th November. Details are in a UKB Personal Diary viewtopic.php?t=7953&start=1020#p115633 and the Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

Clouded Yellow - Southwick Basin 13-Nov-2016 (Vince Massimo)

On 30th November a Clouded Yellow was seen by Mike Gibbons at Southbourne Undercliff in Dorset. Reported on Twitter https://twitter.com/cloudedyellows/stat ... 8317158400

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[Vince Massimo]

Late-flying Common Blues have been reported at Southwick Basin, Shoreham, Sussex through the first half of the month. The last sighting was on 15th November by Dave Cook. Details are on the Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

Common Blue - Southwick Basin 2-Nov-2016 (Vince Massimo)

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[Vince Massimo]

A late Holly Blue photographed in Brighton, Sussex on 15th November by John and Val Heys. Reported on the Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

Holly Blue - Brighton 15-Nov-2016 (John and Val Heys)

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[Vince Massimo]

A continental Swallowtail was photographed near Stubbermere, close to the Sussex/Hampshire border on the South Downs on 13th November. Reported via Lynn Lane on the Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/ (on 21st November).

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