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07-11-2006, 08:11 PM
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1 fresh Red Admiral today at work. |
07-11-2006, 08:15 PM
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Saw clouded yellow yesterday but couldnt get a photo they have alluded me every time I have seen one  |
08-11-2006, 07:24 AM
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Red Admiral is exceptional though as it over-winters as an adult, and will emerge to feed on any warm day all through the winter. It's been recorded on both the 31st december and 1st Jan making it both the latest and earliest butterfly in the UK.
The continued sightings of Painted Ladies, small copper, tortoishell and clouded yellow this late in the season is exceptional though (and silver Y moth reported Monday). And the migrant hawkers are lasting longer as well. Common darters do last usually into mid-november, but there's a record from 1st december from cornwall I believe.
This is probably related to air temperature. Although there's been ground frost, the lowest air temperature here in Norfolk has been 4C I think - and even that hasn't lasted. What will probably do for the butterflies in the end will be the lack of flowers to feed from. Perhaps we shouuld be encouraging people to feed the butterflies with suger solution this winter? |
08-11-2006, 04:11 PM
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i live in east yorkshire and about one week ago i saw three red admirals and plenty of flies, bees and wasps on my flowering ivy. unfortunately the last 2 days the weather as changed for the worse and ive seen very little since
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10-11-2006, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by cherrybee Saw clouded yellow yesterday but couldnt get a photo they have alluded me every time I have seen one | Woo hoo!Yesterday I saw not 1 but 2 Clouded yellow and I was able to get several shots of the allusive butterfly.I got pretty close too.As you can imagine I was dead chuffed.I posted them in the Gallery last night.At last I finally got one in my butterfly collection woo woo  |
10-11-2006, 11:39 AM
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1 Red Admiral sitting on an ivy leaf sunning itself yesterday and several large flies on the fence. I dont think there will be much about today as it is rather cold and very windy
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10-11-2006, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Garden Carpet 1 Red Admiral sitting on an ivy leaf sunning itself yesterday and several large flies on the fence. I dont think there will be much about today as it is rather cold and very windy
jaki | A couple of brave flies and something that looked like shieldbug nymph in the local churchyard today. |
10-11-2006, 07:41 PM
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Saw 2 RA's in the playground today.
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11-11-2006, 03:13 PM
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In Richmond Park to do my monthly wildfowl counts + found 1 Common Darter basking in the Bracken; though sunny there was a stiff, cool breeze. |
11-11-2006, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by cherrybee  Woo hoo!Yesterday I saw not 1 but 2 Clouded yellow and I was able to get several shots of the allusive butterfly.I got pretty close too.As you can imagine I was dead chuffed.I posted them in the Gallery last night.At last I finally got one in my butterfly collection woo woo | Hi Charmain, it's been an excellent year in Devon for Clouded Yellow, certainly I've never seen so many.....
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