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Dupont's, Nettle-trees and Festoons, Spanish Triple. (1 Viewer)
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Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Looks like a shrew with wings!! Well done on finding them.
Good description :t:
And so ended the short trip ...
14 April. Aiguamolls, Montgri & Llobregat.
Final day in Catalonia, spent the morning birding at the fine wetland of Aiguamolls – Squacco Herons and Purple Herons, stacks of Wood Sandpipers, colonies of White Storks, etc, then had a quick return to the limestone slopes of Montgri. No new butterflies, but still pleasant with both Black-eyed Blue and Green-underside Blue, plus Provence Orange Tip et al.
And then with that, I headed south to the Barcelona area, stopping for a last hour or so in the Llobregat wetlands behind the airport – at least 40 Speckled Woods active, along with a couple of Swallowtails and a mix of common species such as Small White, Painted Lady and Common Blue. My final butterflies of the trip, three Red Admirals in the car park, then a short hop across to the airport and departure, end of an excellent short trip, a far greater diversity of butterflies seen than expected.
14 April. Aiguamolls, Montgri & Llobregat.
Final day in Catalonia, spent the morning birding at the fine wetland of Aiguamolls – Squacco Herons and Purple Herons, stacks of Wood Sandpipers, colonies of White Storks, etc, then had a quick return to the limestone slopes of Montgri. No new butterflies, but still pleasant with both Black-eyed Blue and Green-underside Blue, plus Provence Orange Tip et al.
And then with that, I headed south to the Barcelona area, stopping for a last hour or so in the Llobregat wetlands behind the airport – at least 40 Speckled Woods active, along with a couple of Swallowtails and a mix of common species such as Small White, Painted Lady and Common Blue. My final butterflies of the trip, three Red Admirals in the car park, then a short hop across to the airport and departure, end of an excellent short trip, a far greater diversity of butterflies seen than expected.
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SPECIES LIST
The below list summarises the 45 species seen during this week in Catelonia, with numbers and locations given for all butterflies noted.
Grizzled Skipper. Eight Oix hillside, one Sadernes.
Mallow Skipper. One Belchite, one Ebro area, one Jaffre, one Montgri, one Oix stream.
Dingy Skipper. Four Figueras, one Oix stream.
Swallowtail. One Belchite, 12 Ebro area, four Jaffre, up to six per day Montgri, one Figueras, two Rio Ricardell, one French border area, one Oix hillside, one Oix stream, two Sadernes, two Llobregat.
Iberian Scarce Swallowtail. One Lleida, one Montgri, three Rio Ricardell, 15 French border area, eight Oix hillside, 15 Oix stream, four Sadernes.
Spanish Festoon. 30 Jaffre, 35 Rio Ricardell.
Large White. One Jaffre, one Montgri, one French border area, one Oix stream, one Aiguamolls, one Llobregat.
Small White. 30 Belchite, 20 Lleida, 35 Ebro area, 20 Jaffre, up to 40 daily Montgri, five Figueras, three Rio Ricardell, two Oix stream, four Aiguamolls, 40 Llobregat.
Southern Small White. Five Montgri.
Bath White. 25 Belchite, 30 Lleida, up to eight per day Montgri, five Rio Ricardell.
Western Dappled White. 20 Belchite, four Ebro area, six Montgri.
Orange Tip. Up to 20 per day Montgri, common Rio Ricardell, common French border area, two Oix hillside, 18 Oix stream.
Provence Orange Tip. Up to 30 per day Montgri, three Rio Ricardell.
Clouded Yellow. 15 Belchite, 20 Lleida, 10 Jaffre, up to 30 per day Montgri, 20 Rio Ricardell, two Oix hillside, four Oix stream.
Berger's Clouded Yellow. Six Figueras, four French border area, eight Oix hillside, two Sadernes.
Brimstone. One Ebro area, 15 Rio Ricardell, common French border area, 25 Oix hillside, 15 Oix stream, 45 Sadernes.
Cleopatra. 15 Jaffre, up to 30 per day Montgri, 10 Figueras, two Rio Ricardell, one French border area.
Wood White. Six Rio Ricardell, 10 French border area, four Oix hillside, six Oix stream, five Sadernes, four Montgri.
Nettle-tree Butterfly. Six Oix stream, one Sadernes.
Southern White Admiral. One Montgri.
Camberwell Beauty. One French border area.
Small Tortoiseshell. One Rio Ricardel.
Comma. One Oix stream.
Painted Lady. Two Lleida, two Jaffre, four Montgri, one Figueras, two Rio Ricardell, one French border area, one Oix hillside, one Llobregat.
Red Admiral. Two Ebro area, one Jaffre, four Montgri, one Rio Ricardell, one French border area, two Oix hillside, three Oix stream, four Sadernes, one Aiguamolls, three Llobregat.
Peacock. Three Rio Ricardell, one Oix hillside, two Oix stream.
Marbled Fritillary. One Oix hillside.
Weaver's Fritillary. One Rio Ricardell, 10 Oix hillside.
Queen of Spain Fritillary. One Jaffre, 20 Rio Ricardell, one French border area, six Oix hillside, one Sadernes.
Spanish Gatekeeper. One Montgri.
Small Heath. 12 Jaffre, one Figueras, 20 Rio Ricardell, one French border area, 10 Oix hillside, four Sadernes.
Speckled Wood. Five Jaffre, up to 20 per day Montgri, common Rio Ricardell, common French border area, two Oix hillside, six Oix stream, 10 Aiguamolls, 40 Llobregat.
Wall Brown. Two Belchite, four Lleida, one Ebro area, 10 Jaffre, up to 15 per day Montgri, eight Figueras, 10 Rio Ricardell, two French border area, 20 Oix hillside, four Oix stream, 25 Sadernes.
Provence Hairstreak. One Ebro area, one Montgri, one Montgri.
Green Hairstreak. 20 Jaffre, 1up to 25 per day Montgri, 12 Figueras, 25 Rio Ricardell, 10 French border area, eight Oix hillside, two Oix stream, six Sadernes.
Small Copper. One Jaffre.
Long-tailed Blue. One Figueras.
Lang's Short-tailed Blue. One Montgri, one Rio Ricardell.
Holly Blue. Two Montgri, two Oix stream.
Black-eyed Blue. Four Montgri, four Rio Ricardell, three Oix hillside, two Oix stream.
Green-underside Blue. Six Oix stream, one Montgri.
Panoptes Blue. One Montgri, five Figueras, two Oix hillside two Oix stream.
Spanish Brown Argus. Eight Belchite, 20 Jaffre, ten Montgri, three Rio Ricardell.
Adonis Blue. Two Oix hillside, one Oix stream.
Common Blue. Six Belchite, 10 Ebro area, 25 Jaffre, up to 25 per day Montgri, 15 Figueras, 25 Rio Ricardell, 15 French border area, 10 Oix hillside, four Sadernes, four Llobregat.
The below list summarises the 45 species seen during this week in Catelonia, with numbers and locations given for all butterflies noted.
Grizzled Skipper. Eight Oix hillside, one Sadernes.
Mallow Skipper. One Belchite, one Ebro area, one Jaffre, one Montgri, one Oix stream.
Dingy Skipper. Four Figueras, one Oix stream.
Swallowtail. One Belchite, 12 Ebro area, four Jaffre, up to six per day Montgri, one Figueras, two Rio Ricardell, one French border area, one Oix hillside, one Oix stream, two Sadernes, two Llobregat.
Iberian Scarce Swallowtail. One Lleida, one Montgri, three Rio Ricardell, 15 French border area, eight Oix hillside, 15 Oix stream, four Sadernes.
Spanish Festoon. 30 Jaffre, 35 Rio Ricardell.
Large White. One Jaffre, one Montgri, one French border area, one Oix stream, one Aiguamolls, one Llobregat.
Small White. 30 Belchite, 20 Lleida, 35 Ebro area, 20 Jaffre, up to 40 daily Montgri, five Figueras, three Rio Ricardell, two Oix stream, four Aiguamolls, 40 Llobregat.
Southern Small White. Five Montgri.
Bath White. 25 Belchite, 30 Lleida, up to eight per day Montgri, five Rio Ricardell.
Western Dappled White. 20 Belchite, four Ebro area, six Montgri.
Orange Tip. Up to 20 per day Montgri, common Rio Ricardell, common French border area, two Oix hillside, 18 Oix stream.
Provence Orange Tip. Up to 30 per day Montgri, three Rio Ricardell.
Clouded Yellow. 15 Belchite, 20 Lleida, 10 Jaffre, up to 30 per day Montgri, 20 Rio Ricardell, two Oix hillside, four Oix stream.
Berger's Clouded Yellow. Six Figueras, four French border area, eight Oix hillside, two Sadernes.
Brimstone. One Ebro area, 15 Rio Ricardell, common French border area, 25 Oix hillside, 15 Oix stream, 45 Sadernes.
Cleopatra. 15 Jaffre, up to 30 per day Montgri, 10 Figueras, two Rio Ricardell, one French border area.
Wood White. Six Rio Ricardell, 10 French border area, four Oix hillside, six Oix stream, five Sadernes, four Montgri.
Nettle-tree Butterfly. Six Oix stream, one Sadernes.
Southern White Admiral. One Montgri.
Camberwell Beauty. One French border area.
Small Tortoiseshell. One Rio Ricardel.
Comma. One Oix stream.
Painted Lady. Two Lleida, two Jaffre, four Montgri, one Figueras, two Rio Ricardell, one French border area, one Oix hillside, one Llobregat.
Red Admiral. Two Ebro area, one Jaffre, four Montgri, one Rio Ricardell, one French border area, two Oix hillside, three Oix stream, four Sadernes, one Aiguamolls, three Llobregat.
Peacock. Three Rio Ricardell, one Oix hillside, two Oix stream.
Marbled Fritillary. One Oix hillside.
Weaver's Fritillary. One Rio Ricardell, 10 Oix hillside.
Queen of Spain Fritillary. One Jaffre, 20 Rio Ricardell, one French border area, six Oix hillside, one Sadernes.
Spanish Gatekeeper. One Montgri.
Small Heath. 12 Jaffre, one Figueras, 20 Rio Ricardell, one French border area, 10 Oix hillside, four Sadernes.
Speckled Wood. Five Jaffre, up to 20 per day Montgri, common Rio Ricardell, common French border area, two Oix hillside, six Oix stream, 10 Aiguamolls, 40 Llobregat.
Wall Brown. Two Belchite, four Lleida, one Ebro area, 10 Jaffre, up to 15 per day Montgri, eight Figueras, 10 Rio Ricardell, two French border area, 20 Oix hillside, four Oix stream, 25 Sadernes.
Provence Hairstreak. One Ebro area, one Montgri, one Montgri.
Green Hairstreak. 20 Jaffre, 1up to 25 per day Montgri, 12 Figueras, 25 Rio Ricardell, 10 French border area, eight Oix hillside, two Oix stream, six Sadernes.
Small Copper. One Jaffre.
Long-tailed Blue. One Figueras.
Lang's Short-tailed Blue. One Montgri, one Rio Ricardell.
Holly Blue. Two Montgri, two Oix stream.
Black-eyed Blue. Four Montgri, four Rio Ricardell, three Oix hillside, two Oix stream.
Green-underside Blue. Six Oix stream, one Montgri.
Panoptes Blue. One Montgri, five Figueras, two Oix hillside two Oix stream.
Spanish Brown Argus. Eight Belchite, 20 Jaffre, ten Montgri, three Rio Ricardell.
Adonis Blue. Two Oix hillside, one Oix stream.
Common Blue. Six Belchite, 10 Ebro area, 25 Jaffre, up to 25 per day Montgri, 15 Figueras, 25 Rio Ricardell, 15 French border area, 10 Oix hillside, four Sadernes, four Llobregat.
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