Last butterfly of 2020 (1 Viewer)

[aeshna5]

After 3 exceptionally wet days ventured up to Ruislip today when the sun started to appear. saw a couple of Speckled Woods & briefly caught site of 2 vanessids flying at tree top height. Sighting being brief & appearing as silhouettes didn't get a positive ID, but suspect Red Admiral.

Also saw a male Vapourer in flight & more dragonflies with a smart male Southern Hawker & at least a dozen Common Darters.

 

[Stuart Goodwin]

Evening

On Saturday I saw a Clouded Yellow at Sandwich Bay, Kent.

Regards

 

[dantheman]

Not been a Clouded Yellow or Painted Lady year this one particularly, so that's a nice one.

Small (ish) White in the garden briefly this afternoon - not pinned down to species.

 

[Farnboro John]

Peacock on Mainland Shetland this morning, basking on a drystone wall at Grutness.

John

 

[Xenospiza]

Despite rather bad weather, I had Red Admiral, Small White, Small Copper and a surprise Queen of Spain Fritillary on my German local patch on Saturday, Brimstone on Sunday.

 

[WalterRayle]

Large White, Speckled Wood and Small Copper in south Hampshire yesterday.

 

[WalterRayle]

Brimstone, Speckled Wood and Red Admiral in southern Hampshire today - 06/10/2020.

 

[Jon Turner]

Speckled Wood and Red Admiral in North Devon today.

 

[dantheman]

Large White in the garden this afternoon.

Haven't been any further afield the last few days.

 

[WalterRayle]

Peacock, two Commas and at least five Red Admiral, plus two Speckled Wood in south-east Dorset today.

 

[dantheman]

Large White and Small Tortoiseshell (latter on ragwort flower) in the front garden during a short spell of sunshine this morning. 2 Peacock out in the countryside this afternoon, despite the overcast conditions.

 

[Farnboro John]

Red Admiral at Boddam near the South end of Mainland Shetland this afternoon, basking in the sun on a warm rock in a drystone wall below a garden with a Long-eared Owl sitting in the open in a pine tree.

John

 

[dantheman]

Red Admiral at Boddam near the South end of Mainland Shetland this afternoon, basking in the sun on a warm rock in a drystone wall below a garden with a Long-eared Owl sitting in the open in a pine tree.

Would happily swap the two Peacocks ... for the Long-eared Owl (or your current location )

 

[dantheman]

Today -

Large White and Small White both egg-laying on our brassicas (grrr!), Speckled Wood briefly on the back fence (first in garden since the summer) and a Red Admiral flying around infrequently. Looks like the Small Tortoiseshell of the other day has come to an unfortunate end - a freshly wrapped one in a spider's web by the front door. A Hummingbird Hawk-moth too briefly in both the front and back garden.

Windy, day of sunshine and showers.

 

[Jos Stratford]

The butterfly season is almost over here, certainly we are in the final days (never seen a butterfly on the wing in November), but seven species in the last couple of days ...a bunch of Queen of Spain Fritillaries, a couple of Small Coppers, a few Small Whites, singles of Brimstone, Comma, Red Admiral and Peacock.

 

[dantheman]

The butterfly season is almost over here, certainly we are in the final days (never seen a butterfly on the wing in November), but seven species in the last couple of days ...a bunch of Queen of Spain Fritillaries, a couple of Small Coppers, a few Small Whites, singles of Brimstone, Comma, Red Admiral and Peacock.

What's the general weather and temperatures been for you there recently Jos?

 

[Jos Stratford]

What's the general weather and temperatures been for you there recently Jos?

Was 22C and sunny last weekend, unseasonably warm. About 15 C today. Forecast for next days is mixed, not cold, but mostly cloudy ... doubts about butterflies lasting till November 🙂

 

[Lee Baines]

Interesting little thread. My brother takes a keen interest in butterflies, and as such I now notice them more. October 6th had Comma in the local cemetery when taking the little one out in the pram for afternoon sleep, and large white on the allotment. I certainly live the life.

 

[Richard Prior]

Was 22C and sunny last weekend, unseasonably warm. About 15 C today. Forecast for next days is mixed, not cold, but mostly cloudy ... doubts about butterflies lasting till November 🙂

Same here at 1,000m asl in the Alps, a nice mini - spell of 2 warm days before a cold snap tomorrow, a Red Admiral and a Clouded Yellow both heading south yesterday.

 

[Scridifer]

A warm morning here in Bulgaria yesterday yielded Red Admiral, Small Copper, Green-veined White, Brown Argus, Small Heath, Painted Lady and at least half a dozen Clouded Yellows.

Chris