Farnboro John
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My first two Brimstones today at Thursley Common on a very warm morning.
John
John
Been bugging me that this was unfortunately probably a misid/string. It was yellowish, and the last Clouded Yellows I saw last year were both the pale Helice form iirc. I looked up images a few days later and confirmed my error - Large White would have been what it was. Oops!However, driving to the train station later did see a bona fide Clouded Yellow in flight.
Back in the UK now however, so that might be the end of things for me for a while at least, looking at the weather forecast too, unless happening to disturb anything whilst working perhaps.
You may have been right the first time Dan, I saw a couple of Clouded Yellow at 1000m asl here in the Alps a few weeks ago and there are reports from Département 31 (if that's the right one for you) from mid February.Been bugging me that this was unfortunately probably a misid/string. It was yellowish, and the last Clouded Yellows I saw last year were both the pale Helice form iirc. I looked up images a few days later and confirmed my error - Large White would have been what it was. Oops!
Was back in France 7th - 12th March again. Butterflies seen - plenty of Brimstone, Red Admiral, Peacock and Wall.
I kind of still have an image of a large double black spot. But I was driving and it was brief, so maybe I should leave it ;-) (I do recall seeing Clouded Yellow feeding on a roadside verge in early March in France one year). Cheers ...You may have been right the first time Dan, I saw a couple of Clouded Yellow at 1000m asl here in the Alps a few weeks ago and there are reports from Département 31 (if that's the right one for you) from mid February.
Well done. Take them for granted down here & forget how scarce they are in the extreme north.Delighted to see my first ever Scottish Comma in my Aviemore garden this afternoon. As VC95 butterfly recorder I've received a few Comma records over the last 5 years, so I'm glad to have finally seen one myself.
They're getting more common, particularly in VC95, they've been seen right up to the coast at Spey Bay. There have been a few reports in the Black Isle and one was even found just 4KM south of Dunnet Head a couple of years ago.Well done. Take them for granted down here & forget how scarce they are in the extreme north.