November Butterflies. (5 Viewers)

[dantheman]

Here's hoping ... Had a few Red Admiral and Peacock today and it's been a mild autumn (had 10 species locally in the first week of October).

 

[Steve Babbs]

There were at least 4 clouded yellows at Languard today so a sunny spell there tomorrow should produce one species.

 

[Xenospiza]

There were some 18 species on the wing in the Netherlands last week (including Map, Pale Clouded Yellow and Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell), but seeing any more than four species would mean a new November species for me.

 

[dantheman]

On patch this morning 2 Red Admiral and a surprise Clouded Yellow flying over the brambles above the beach.

 

[Adey Baker]

Peacock and 2 Small Tortoiseshells this morning.

 

[aeshna5]

4 Red Admirals + a basking Peacock in west London this morning.

 

[Xenospiza]

39 Red Admiral (15 migrating, 24 feeding on radish-like crop), 5 Comma, 3 Clouded Yellow, 2 Peacock and 2 Small White on my patch today.

 

[Stuart Goodwin]

A male Orange- Tip has been reported on the Isle of Sheppey.

 

[david kelly]

Small Tortoiseshell in Tranent, East Lothian (55°56′41″N) this afternoon.

David

 

[Samuel Perfect]

Red Admiral on the roof outside my window taunting me whilst I stay indoors completing uni assignments. Put a smile on my face though ||

 

[chris butterworth]

2 Small Tortoiseshell and a Red Admiral in the garden ( West Kirby, Wirral ) today. Also 1 Southern Hawker at 1320 hrs.

 

[tittletattler]

Holly Blue on Grain (Kent) reported a couple of days ago.

 

[dantheman]

Cheers for the responses. Of course it's not quite so mild anymore, but hey ...

Spoke to a friend down here (Falmouth) who saw Speckled Wood yesterday in someone's garden. Myself, had a couple further Red Admirals on the afternoon of the 1st, another inside Truro Tesco on the 3rd, and another random one today.

 

[ChrisRoughley]

I saw a Holly blue on November 1st on Bournemouth seafront

 

[aeshna5]

A Red Admiral at lunch time today after our first proper frost of the autumn last night + not that warm when this was weakly flying.

 

[Jon Turner]

Had a few Red Admirals and a Painted Lady yesterday near Braunton.

 

[KenM]

Ditto with the Red Admiral today...in the glorious sunshine!

Also a Holly Blue in WC2 High Holborn, on Nov.1st.

 

[Bird-Nut]

Had a Small Tortoiseshell basking on the wall in garden midday today, 9th Nov. on Isle of Lewis (Western Isles) where today's weather has been sunny, no wind to speak of, and mild!!

 

[dwallace]

Clouded Yellow at Chilling in Hampshire on November 5th.

Dave W

 

[Samuel Perfect]

After half a days rain and cloud, a Red Admiral appeared sunning itself at the tops of trees near Helston, Cornwall. I'm sure many others are still seeing the occasional butterfly but thought I'd just keep the thread ticking over.