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Post by petecollins on May 24, 2015 11:40:16 GMT
I liked this thread on WAB, so I thought I'd start it here. 1 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Brimstone 3 Peacock 4 Green-veined White 5 Comma 6 Orange-tip 7 Small White 8 Duke of Burgundy 9 Green Hairstreak 10 Dingy Skipper 11 Grizzled Skipper 12 Common Blue (Warburg nature reserve, yesterday)  Moths Orchids Goring 179 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr |
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Post by aeshna5 on May 24, 2015 15:48:27 GMT
Managed to add a few this weekend so currently at:
1 Red Admiral
2 Peacock
3 Comma
4 Small Tortoiseshell
5 Glanville Fritillary
6 Large White
7 Small White
8 Green-veined White
9 Brimstone
10 Orange Tip
11 Speckled Wood
12 Common Blue
13 Holly Blue
14 Small Blue
15 Brown Argus
16 Small Copper
17 Dingy Skipper
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Post by earthdragon64 on May 24, 2015 18:51:15 GMT
I'll join in, but mine is currently really short.
1 Small Tortoiseshell
2 Peacock
3 Orange Tip
4 Green-veined White
5 Green Hairstreak, which I saw on Colonsay
Here's hoping it warms up and I see a few more species soon.
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Post by petecollins on May 25, 2015 10:58:31 GMT
Knew I'd forgotten one!
12 Speckled Wood (seen near Chesham, on 16th May)
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Post by tigertom on May 25, 2015 13:13:29 GMT
Not a great list so far this year the weather keeps getting in the way but so far to date I have seen 1 Small tortoiseshell 2 Peacock 3 Comma 4 Brimstone 5 Green veined white 6 Small white 7 large white 8 Orange tip 9 Common Blue 10 Small copper 11 speckled wood  MIKE |
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Post by petecollins on May 25, 2015 13:27:05 GMT
Doh! I should have said '13 Speckled Wood' - I'm doing better than I thought!
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Post by dogghound on May 26, 2015 23:37:27 GMT
Here is my 2015 list so far.
1. Dingy Skipper
2. Brimstone
3. Large White
4. Small White
5. Green-veined White
6. Orange-tip
7. Green Hairstreak
8. Small Blue
9. Common Blue
10. Holly Blue
11. Duke of Burgundy
12. Small Tortoiseshell
13. Peacock
14. Comma
15. Speckled Wood
16. Wall
17. Pearl-bordered Fritillary
18. Marsh Fritillary
Missing Brown Argus, Small Copper, Small Heath and Red Admiral which I had at this point last year. Probably as a result of the very poor weather conditions this season so far.
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Post by alf1951 on May 28, 2015 4:14:09 GMT
It's a shame posts don't automatically show location - here's my (so far) sparse list for my bit of NE Cumbria
1 Sm Tortoiseshell
2 Sm White
3 Green-veined White
4 Orange Tip (lots)
Alf
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Post by tigertom on May 29, 2015 5:05:20 GMT
Seen no 12 during a walk round local park yesterday Holly blue a 1st for me at this site, it was a rather disappointing day for butterflies even with the sun out only 2 seen the other a large white that makes a total of 5 butterflies on last 2 counts  MIKE |
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Post by aeshna5 on May 29, 2015 11:35:33 GMT
18 Grizzled Skipper from Forest of Dean
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Post by petecollins on May 30, 2015 15:41:53 GMT
14 Small Heath, Deacon Hill near Hitchin.
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Post by dogghound on May 31, 2015 21:41:06 GMT
19. Chequered Skipper
20. Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
21. Small Copper
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Post by aeshna5 on Jun 1, 2015 4:42:14 GMT
Been up to Scotland then Dogghound?
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Post by htcdude on Jun 1, 2015 9:43:19 GMT
Hmmmm I'm going to have to try and remember all of mine now!
1) Small Blue
2) Common Blue
3) Holly Blue
4) Lulworth Skipper (lifer I got last week)
5) Dingy Skipper
6) Grizzled Skipper (lifer from a few weeks back at Cotley Hill)
7) Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary
8) Orange Tip
9) Peacock
10) Red Admiral
11) Adonis Blue
12) Green Hairstreak
13) Small Heath
14) Wall Brown
15) Large White
16) Small White
17) Green-veined White
18) Small Tortoiseshell
19) Marsh Fritillary
20) Comma
21) Speckled Wood
22) Brimstone
23) Brown Argus
Would like to get Duke of Burgundy this year but haven't really seen any local sightings yet.
Nige
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Post by dogghound on Jun 3, 2015 16:26:42 GMT
Been up to Scotland then Dogghound? Yes went up there last weekend Aeshna for Chequered, plus was pearl bordered there (although already got those in N.Yorks). Never seen chequered before so needed it for the bfly life list. :-) |
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