Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies. (3 Viewers)

Adam W

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• Sep 9, 2010

• #401

Lots of Speckled Woods around Whitburn CPK today.

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 9, 2010

• #402

Adam W said:

Lots of Speckled Woods around Whitburn CPK today.

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Hi Adam it's been another good year for them.The one in your pic looks very fresh must have just recently come out.I have certainly seen more of them than usual in the garden.

 

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StevieEvans

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• Sep 9, 2010

• #403

saw a couple of moths out feeding on flowers nr Dawdon this afternoon
2 types doing this, but only managed to photo 1 of them

lots of very fresh Red Admirals
sev Speckled Woods, Tortoiseshells
2 each of Peacock & Common Blue

phone-scoped a Painted Lady

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 9, 2010

• #404

StevieEvans said:

saw a couple of moths out feeding on flowers nr Dawdon this afternoon
2 types doing this, but only managed to photo 1 of them

lots of very fresh Red Admirals
sev Speckled Woods, Tortoiseshells
2 each of Peacock & Common Blue

phone-scoped a Painted Lady

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Hi Steve the moths are called Silver Y.It's a migrant and some years we get huge numbers of them coming in from the Mediterranean and North Africa.I saw a few in the spring and there seems to be a good number of them around at he moment.

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 10, 2010

• #405

Butterflies in the garden today 6 Red Admirals,Speckled Wood and a Small Tort.

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 11, 2010

• #406

The number of Red Admirals have dropped just 5 in the garden today also 2 Small Torts and a Speckled Wood.

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 12, 2010

• #407

Testo's Pool this afternoon still a few Common Darters around a single BT Damselfly also 5 Migrant Hawkers and a male Southern Hawker.Not many butterflies seen a part from 11Speckled Woods.Back in the garden 5 Red Admirals,3 Small Torts and a Speckled Wood.

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 14, 2010

• #408

Slight increase of the number of Small Torts in the garden today 5 seen also 4 Red Admirals.

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 15, 2010

• #409

Despite the blusterly winds there were 3 Red Admirals in the garden.No Small Torts today or Speckled Woods.

 

gogsy

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• Sep 16, 2010

• #410

A walk along to Old Marsden Quarry this morning produced a Few Red Admirals,Speckled woods and a single White.............Laurence

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 16, 2010

• #411

A good day for butterflies in the garden saw

Red Admiral 9
Small Tort 3
Peacock 1
Speckled Wood 1

 

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Adam W

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• Sep 16, 2010

• #412

Hi Martin, nice pic of the Red Admiral and Speckled Wood together.

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 16, 2010

• #413

Adam W said:

Hi Martin, nice pic of the Red Admiral and Speckled Wood together.

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Hi Adam i was quick to get that pic. I didn't want to get to close to them they might have flown off.

 

gogsy

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• Sep 16, 2010

• #414

Just came back from Zakynthos,great place to see Hummingbird Hawkmoths,got some canny pics and a little video,they were all over!!!

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 17, 2010

• #415

Still a few butterflies in the garden today 8 Red Admirals and a Painted Lady no Small Torts or Speckled Woods.

 

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yukonite

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• Sep 18, 2010

• #416

still hundreds of specled woods about in the colliery woods, not much else.
fleeting glimpse of something small blue and washed out looking before it disappeared in brambles.
testos tomorrow.

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 18, 2010

• #417

Excellent day for butterflies in the garden especially for Red Admirals they seem to be the commonest species in the garden this year apart from whites.

Red Admiral 10
Peacock 1
Painted Lady 1
Small Tort 3

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 18, 2010

• #418

yukonite said:

still hundreds of specled woods about in the colliery woods, not much else.
fleeting glimpse of something small blue and washed out looking before it disappeared in brambles.
testos tomorrow.

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It's been another good year for Speckled Woods certainly seeing more of them in the garden.

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 20, 2010

• #419

Not a bad day for butterflies in the garden 10 Red Admirals and a single Peacock.

 

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rokermartin

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• Sep 21, 2010

• #420

Still plenty of butterflies in the garden today some of them are starting to go on the Ice plant flowers which are coming out now.So hopefully should have butterflies in the garden for another couple of weeks or so as long as the weather stays mild.

Peacock 2
Small Tort 2
Speckled Wood 1
Red Admiral 8