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Postby SteveW » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:42 pm

The weather is finally improving and you should start to see more butterflies in and around your woodlands. Please record your sightings and send them to your county branch of butterfly conservation...

www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk

www.kentbutterflies.org

www.surreybutterflies.org

Butterflies often provide wonderful photo opportunities so its a good idea to have a digital camera with you in the woods.


Please keep an extra special look-out in May and June for the woodland specialist butterflies - Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Silver-washed Fritillary, White Admiral, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Purple Emperor. If you see any of these I would be especially interested to hear from you.


Have a great summer,


Steve

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Postby tracy » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:24 am

Thanks Steve

The next SWOG newsletter, coming out beginning of April will have photos of all the above butterflies, (from your presentation!) to help with the spotting.

If anyone out there is not on the email list for the newsletter and would like to be email me

[email protected]


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Postby Darren » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:37 pm

I\'m certainly going to take pictures of the butterflies first then use the I.D book.

Took a picture of a female purple emperor last year without knowing what it was.


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Postby SteveW » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:28 pm

Purple Emperor is an absolutely superb species to find. Well done on getting a photo! Purple Emperors are still being found at several sites in West Sussex but are there any in East Sussex?!? Look to the tree-tops in July. It would be lovely if we could find them in East Sussex too.


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Postby mikepepler » Fri May 02, 2008 8:12 pm

Darren, have you got the picture uploaded somewhere to look at?


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Postby tracy » Sat May 03, 2008 7:03 pm

Today we saw an Orange tip and possibly a Brimstone? A light yellow one...


Then in the wood itself in the clearing we saw a really really bright yellow one, neon! Fab. Any ideas what that could be?

Tracy


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Postby tracy » Sun May 04, 2008 8:00 pm

I will answer my own question, Steve says they could have been male and female Brimstone. Lovely jubbly!


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Postby tracy » Tue May 06, 2008 9:06 am

This guide is apparently a good one, if you need help like me!

http://www.field-studies-council.org/publications/pubsinfo.aspx?Code=OP48


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Postby Binz » Tue May 06, 2008 2:07 pm

Off topic, but the FSC also do interesting little holidays. We went with them a couple of years ago on this one -> http://www.field-studies-council.org/2008/courseinfo.aspx?id=167


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Postby Darren » Wed May 07, 2008 9:00 pm

here\'s a picture of the female Purple emperor, sadly I only got a picture because her wing was damaged. http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k204/ranger_010/DSC_13140009-1.jpg


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