Hi to all,
May I welcome all prospective members to this group? We welcome your
active participation and look forward to you joining us in the near
future.
Best wishes,
The Moderator
Hi everyone,
I was sent a picture of a Speckled Wood photographed around Christmas
(2006). The author, Roger Bray, kindly sent it to Roger Lane who
posted it to me today - amazing! You can view it on our photo page (if
you have joined up as a member to this group). Roger (Bray) had
unfortunately not set his camera's date and time so he is not quite
certain of the exact date but it was around Christmas time.
All the best,
Phil
A big thank you to all who read this message who were at Deerpark on
Saturday 20th. January,2007 & worked so hard to try to maintain this
site in good condition for this very rare & vulnerable butterfly. Whot
a bonus too that we all saw the Red Admiral flying around the site
after lunch too!.....Cheers.....Lee Slaughter.
Hi Folks, migrantmad2
27thJan'07
Anyone who reads UK--LEPS will be familiar with my rantings (spelt with
an 'n'). Afraid I only found this site today, a totally grey day, with
not a single butterfly! To bring you up to date in 2007, my personal
list for the year so far is: dozens of Rd.Admirals (literally); 4,
Peacocks and 2, P.Ladies (almost all on 16thJan'07). Dave Conway has
seen a fresh Sp.Wood, also on 16thJan'07! I know of only these 4
species, plus a HBHwkMoth (or two). Can't be bad for mid-January!
Congratulations too, to Lee, who saw his first January Rd.Adm. while
working hard at the Deer Park on 21stJan'07, well deserved indeed !
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
Hi Folks, migrantmad2
27thJan'07
Up to my usual standards already! Firstly, must apologise to Lee, his
Rd.Adm. and the work-party at the Deer Park Heath Fritillary site,
which was actually on the 20thJan'07 (NOT 21stJan. as I indicated).
Secondly, not my fault really(!), but Roger Bray has reviewed his diary
entries and found that the date of his "Xmas Sp.Wood", (posted under
'Photos') was in fact during the FIRST week of Dec'06, not the last !
Thus it WAS a December Sp.Wood, but c.3weeks before Xmas. Incidentally
this remains the 2nd-latest for Cornwall, the latest being 24thDec.1981,
at St.Clements (Truro) by P.R.
Best quit while I'm ahead now, until I see another butterfly or two! Or
maybe I'll bore you with why it has been such a surprising winter for
Rd.Admirals !
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
Hi Roger and All,
Welcome to our discussion group and the update on the Speckled Wood. I
wonder how many of us have the date details etc. up-to-date on our
digital cameras? Easily done! Roger (Bray)
Best wishes,
Phil
--- In cornwall-butterfly-conservation@..., "Roger Lane"
<RogerLane65@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Folks, migrantmad2
> 27thJan'07
>
> Up to my usual standards already! Firstly, must apologise to Lee, his
> Rd.Adm. and the work-party at the Deer Park Heath Fritillary site,
> which was actually on the 20thJan'07 (NOT 21stJan. as I indicated).
>
> Secondly, not my fault really(!), but Roger Bray has reviewed his diary
> entries and found that the date of his "Xmas Sp.Wood", (posted under
> 'Photos') was in fact during the FIRST week of Dec'06, not the last !
> Thus it WAS a December Sp.Wood, but c.3weeks before Xmas. Incidentally
> this remains the 2nd-latest for Cornwall, the latest being 24thDec.1981,
> at St.Clements (Truro) by P.R.
>
> Best quit while I'm ahead now, until I see another butterfly or two! Or
> maybe I'll bore you with why it has been such a surprising winter for
> Rd.Admirals !
>
> Roger Lane migrantmad2
> St.Austell
>
Hi Folks, migrantmad2
Cornwall
REMEMBER YOU READ IT FIRST HERE ! Readers of UK--LEPS may have noted
that, at a private site, I saw 3, Rd.Adms on 14thJan'07; 8, Rd.Adms on
15th & 18+, Rd.Adms on 16thJan'07, here on the south coast of Cornwall.
After a very dull first fortnight, the weather (and ambient temperature,
combined), improved on 14thJan'07, when we had 3 days of morning sun).
What I did not say, and thinking someone may 'cotton-on' (particularly
in the light of a new paper on the overwintering of Rd.Adms.,
(J.F.Burton),was that on 14thJan I noticed that one of the 3, was
pristine & immaculate, but thought little more of it, until 15thJan'07
when there were five (out of 8) immaculate Rd.Adms ! These were examined
minutely as they basked, and showed no flaws, furthermore the 'red band'
was intense, deep, red (not orangey, as in overwintered specimens). On
16thJan'07 over 10 of 18+ Rd.Adms on site were immaculate individuals
(before I lost count amid the courtship flights, taking place in
mid-January!). 7 more Rd.Adms were seen off site, equals 25!
I have no doubt whatsoever (after 20yrs research into overwintering Red
Admirals) that these were the 'first' entirely Britsh Rd.Adms, 'born' in
the wild, with no artificial aid. Courtship chases (presumably some
ending in mating)had been extensively witnessed in Oct/Nov'06, giving
the 'eggs to adult' stages some 12 weeks (prolonged in the winter
months). After the mildest (pre-Jan) winter ever, and the most
overwintering Red Admirals ever, the 'first' British Red Admirals, were
'Cornish born and bred' and seen newly emmerged on the 14thJan'07 (1);
the 15thJan'07 (5) and the 16thJan'07 (10+) !
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
Hi Folks, migrantmad2
1stFeb'07
Sorry for any repetition, but what are the reasons for THIS winter's
wintering Rd.Adm's large population? There are several reasons, the
answer is not just "because it's a warm one" ! After all the Rd.Adms
were settled in (their winter sites) long before they read the weather
forcast.
For over 20yrs now I have known of overwintering sites, and watched them
become larger almost 'by the year'. Pontsmill was the first known to me,
and is still heavily populated. More generally, I know of over 10 sites
within a 5ml. radius of St.Austell, which are used annually but never by
so many as in the current winter. Thus for over 10yrs now many Rd.Adms
have presumably flown south on Sept/Oct 'emigration', and found Cornwall
to be a satisfactory northerly extention of the continent, thus staying
here to winter (and breed)!
How many? well the c.10sites I know of hold between 5 and 30 butterflies
each. Also many singles or 'pairs' winter in the same urban locality,
thus the total is WELL over 100+, THIS winter. The reasons seem
two-fold, the 'final' southward emigration, occured very late last year
(2006), mostly in October(due to a hiatus in 'up-country' breeding it
seems, some say most larva were parasitised by a continental(?) wasp) or
it may have been the weather, too hot! This perhaps meant the
sea-conditions were too bad for them to cross the Channel, OR a late,
warm, nectar-rich Cornwall tempted them to stay. Many of these factors
could be linked to Climate Change.
Furthermore, while I was out studying Cl.Yellows on 1stNov'06, I noticed
both at Pontsmill (morning) and The Gribben(afternoon), a very late and
very large IMMIGRATION of Red Admirals. Thus we had the would-be
emigrants and the late immigrants (now 'trapped' along S.coast), to
swell our wintering numbers. At least 30+ wintered in 'my' study garden,
and natural mortality seems to have been replaced by newly emmerged
individuals. Thus 'still' 20+!
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
Hi Folks, migrantmad2
3rdFeb'07
Well, the two P.Ladies I saw immigrating on 16thJan'07, plus one on
Scilly and one on the Loe Bar, make at least 4 for C'wall. One, probably
2 have been seen in Dorset (Dec), and NOW, my two have reached
Derbyshire ! Well, ones like them ! A record for that county by some 2
months, seen on the 1st & 2nd of Feb'07. I should think some-one is
hiding others records, I doubt that there were only 8 immigrants !
Kindly let John or myself have YOUR winter records via this site, in
order to assess how many we're missing. In flight they're not the
easiest to identify I know. Maybe try nectaring sites, mainly dandlions,
& maybe Campion, or whatever ! Look for unusually pale, and perhaps
small ones (var: 'pallida'). This S.E. Wind-chill is a nuisance (on
south coast), saw just one Peacock on this beautiful sunny day, but
N.Cornwall looked perfect (from Helman Tor).
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
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Hi Folks, migrantmad2
4thFeb'07
On this beautiful day there should have been scores, if not hundreds of
sightings. This one man and his car saw ten at least: 5 x Rd.Admirals, 3
x Peacocks & 2 x Sm.Tortoiseshells. That was without even waiting for
the bulk of Rd.Admirals at Trenarren to come out!
Lee's father saw a male Brimstone, at Polscoe, Lostwithiel. There MUST
be others, do send them in. Interesting snippets: in Hants on 14thJan'07
a single observer saw 33 x Rd.Admirals at one site, and reckonned that
was about 1/4 of the number present! The 2 x P.Ladies I saw immigrating
on 16thJan'07 (or ones very like them!) have turned up in Derbyshire !
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
Hi Folks, migrantmad2
5thFeb'07
Briefly, sightings for today (5thFeb): 25 + butterflies:- 24+
Rd.Admirals & 1,Peacock! Was surrounded by a cloud of RAs at their
winter quarters at Trenarren, fantastic sight against pale pink
Camelias. Others at Pontsmill.
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
And I had one tatty Peacock on the beach below Trebarvah cliff (SW5428) near
Perranuthnoe. Saw two other butterflies but only as silhouettes against the
blue sky. Shirt sleeves and sun screen today!
All the best,
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Lane" <RogerLane65@...>
To: <cornwall-butterfly-conservation@...>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 8:52 PM
Subject: [cornwall-butterfly-conservation] Cornwall sightings for 5thFeb'07
(another superb day)
>
> Hi Folks, migrantmad2
> 5thFeb'07
>
> Briefly, sightings for today (5thFeb): 25 + butterflies:- 24+
> Rd.Admirals & 1,Peacock! Was surrounded by a cloud of RAs at their
> winter quarters at Trenarren, fantastic sight against pale pink
> Camelias. Others at Pontsmill.
>
> Roger Lane migrantmad2
> St.Austell
>
>
>
Hi Folks, migrantmad2
6thFeb'07
Sorry, first message has gone off into cyberspace! Can anyone help with
the ID of the plant avidly used by RAs on 5thFeb please? The plant is
ground dwelling, only c.1ft tall, with large, fleshy, 'pear-shaped'
leaves (c. 9" long and 4" broad). At the centre of these is a complex
bloom, reddish purple in colour, and superficiallt resembling a single
rhododendron flower (but darker than norm). It seems sparcely
distributed as an ornamental garden flower here in the west, at least.
Obviously it is late-flowering (Nov - Feb?), and appears to release
scent/nectar for a brief period before dying off.
Now come on, everyone in Cornwall (except non-botanical me) must know
it, and may be rewarded with some Red Admirals to boot, there being
little else around, it seems. Can't find it on the 'net', but look in
catalogues, gardens(!) & elsewhere please. There was an escapee outside
Biscovey Church (Lee), Red admirals used it into January, but FLOWER has
died off (brown), leaving some fleshy leaves, in Feb. (Left of car-park
looking toward church). A single Rd. Admiral may be seen each sunny
afternoon spreadeagled on the reddish-pink 'local stone' just to the
right of the main door. Last sighted: 5thFeb'07
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
Roger,
I'm not sure what this plant is either but as we are not open to all for replies
except to join up, our six members so far probably can't help but Lee may be
able to.
All the best,
Phil B
----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Lane
To: cornwall-butterfly-conservation@...
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:31 PM
Subject: [cornwall-butterfly-conservation] Which PLANT were c.20+ Rd.Adms
nectaring from? (5thFeb'07)
Hi Folks, migrantmad2
6thFeb'07
Sorry, first message has gone off into cyberspace! Can anyone help with
the ID of the plant avidly used by RAs on 5thFeb please? The plant is
ground dwelling, only c.1ft tall, with large, fleshy, 'pear-shaped'
leaves (c. 9" long and 4" broad). At the centre of these is a complex
bloom, reddish purple in colour, and superficiallt resembling a single
rhododendron flower (but darker than norm). It seems sparcely
distributed as an ornamental garden flower here in the west, at least.
Obviously it is late-flowering (Nov - Feb?), and appears to release
scent/nectar for a brief period before dying off.
Now come on, everyone in Cornwall (except non-botanical me) must know
it, and may be rewarded with some Red Admirals to boot, there being
little else around, it seems. Can't find it on the 'net', but look in
catalogues, gardens(!) & elsewhere please. There was an escapee outside
Biscovey Church (Lee), Red admirals used it into January, but FLOWER has
died off (brown), leaving some fleshy leaves, in Feb. (Left of car-park
looking toward church). A single Rd. Admiral may be seen each sunny
afternoon spreadeagled on the reddish-pink 'local stone' just to the
right of the main door. Last sighted: 5thFeb'07
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
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--- In cornwall-butterfly-conservation@..., "Lee
Slaughter" <slaughter_lee@...> wrote:
>
> http://www.atlas-roslin.pl/foto/bl/bl-f187-bergenia-cordifolia1.jpg
>
> Roger & others....Try Bergenia....It tends to stay in leaf for 12
> months & flower too sometimes in Cornwall.....hope this helps Roger &
> hope the cut/paste works!!....Lee Slaughter
>
Hi Lee, migrantmad2
07/02/07
Many thanks for the suggestion of flower's name. Indeed it is
'Bergenia', have typed in name and 'images', and low and behold, there
it was ! Am also 95% certain about the specific name ''cordifolia'. So
shall settle for 'Bergenia cordifolia', BELOVED by Red Admirals, and
possibly THE reason there is a small winter colony at Biscovey Church.
Sadly only one left, apparently.
Another chap: 'Pat' from Norfolk confirms your I.D. Many thanks indeed.
Roger migrantmad2
St.Austell
--- In cornwall-butterfly-conservation@..., "Roger Lane"
<RogerLane65@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> --- In cornwall-butterfly-conservation@..., "Lee
> Slaughter" slaughter_lee@ wrote:
> >
> > http://www.atlas-roslin.pl/foto/bl/bl-f187-bergenia-cordifolia1.jpg
> >
> > Roger & others....Try Bergenia....It tends to stay in leaf for 12
> > months & flower too sometimes in Cornwall.....hope this helps Roger
&
> > hope the cut/paste works!!....Lee Slaughter
> >
> Hi Lee, migrantmad2
> 07/02/07
>
Hi Lee, and Others migrantmad2
07/02/07
PART 2: Sorry Lee that was onlt half an answer! Firstly I meant to thank
you for the excellent photo of the 'Bergenia' which clinched it. Only
after did I find 10+ varieties on the web ! And, yes, the 'cut & paste'
obviously did work.
Mentioning the chap (Pat) in Norfolk, reminds me I meant to let you know
(if you don't) that an Orange-Tip was supposedly seen on
30th/31stJanuary'07 in Norfolk, maybe near Nuneaton, by a birder
speaking to a butterflyer, but there seems little doubt at present.
Several people are trying to locate the observer (no name or address!).
Roger migrantmad2
St.Austell
>
Hi Folks, migrantmad2
8thFeb'07
Just in case you don't look at news from beyond Cornwall, some of you
may like to know that so far this season the year has yielded an
Orange-Tip on the 30th/31stJAN'07, in East Anglia; a LARGE Tortoiseshell
at Portland Bird Observatory on the 27thJAN'07 (seen in N.Fields, but
caught and lived until 3rdFeb'07) and finally(?) a Camberwell Beauty has
been found ( hibernating)in Peasmarsh, Sussex on 4thFeb'07 !Not bad for
January. Now just what have we got lurking in Cornwall? Other than a
mass of Rd. Adms old and new !
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
Hi Folks, migrantmad2
12thFeb'07
On an overcast day, after rain, and in moderate gale, I visited
Trenarren to check the species of the 'Bergenia' there. It is indeed
'Bergenia cordifolia' thanks Lee ! I have found that it's colloquial
Britsh name is 'Elephant Ears', very apt when you see the plant !
While there, a pocket hankerchief, or two, of blue sky came quickly
overhead and brought out 4 Red Admirals to nectar! Two decidedly this
year's emergents, seemingly fresher than ever (although little
opportunity since the 14th-16thJan'07), two decidedly overwintered, but
hanging on in there.
A 5th Rd.Adm. was on a pathway outside the garden, 'cloud basking'
beneath Red Campion, on which they have nectared in every month this
winter. I write this for those of you who don't read UK--LEPS, where it
was posted yesterday.
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
Hi Folks, migrantmad2
15thFeb'07
What a difference a day makes. Sun all day yesterday, gale and cloud all
day today! Made the most of yesterday, seeing a total of 14+ Rd.
Admirals, and a solitary Peacock. 11+, Red admirals were at Trenarren
(naturally!), but two were at Mount Edgecombe Hospice and a singleton
at Biscovey church, as usual.
Of the 11+ at Trenarren, an old, tattered single was nectaring on Red
Campion on the 'nettle path' outside the garden, accompanied by the
Peacock, basking in the sun. The remaining 10+ were in the garden, at
least 6 nectaring on the 'Bergenia', the remainder being 'flybys'.
Surprisingly, of the six seen close up and nectaring ,ALL were fresh
2007 examples, perfect in all respects. I think the wind-chill (strong
N.W.) made it just too cold for all but the fresh and fit individuals.
Mt.Edgecombe Hsp. was the only other 30+ colony (other than
Trenarren)that I knew in Nov.'06. Although I saw no courtship chasing
there in 2006, the two individuals of 14thFeb'07 were both perfect, &
out early wing-drying, or so experience suggests.
There have been 2 'up-country' sightings of Rd.Adm. pairs mating,
apparently, in late Jan'07 and early Feb'07! These were thought to be
fresh and unmated females of course, thereby confirming the mid-Jan'07
sightings of newly emerged individuals at Trenarren. Most fortuitous and
obliging of them !
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
Roger and All ,
It's good to have fresh specimens confirmed by other users further afield. Our
warmer climes in the extreme South West produce records hard to believe further
north - until they are confirmed by others that is!
Best wishes,
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Lane
To: cornwall-butterfly-conservation@...
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 10:33 PM
Subject: [cornwall-butterfly-conservation] Valentine Treat ! 14+, Red
Admirals.
Hi Folks, migrantmad2
15thFeb'07
What a difference a day makes. Sun all day yesterday, gale and cloud all
day today! Made the most of yesterday, seeing a total of 14+ Rd.
Admirals, and a solitary Peacock. 11+, Red admirals were at Trenarren
(naturally!), but two were at Mount Edgecombe Hospice and a singleton
at Biscovey church, as usual.
Of the 11+ at Trenarren, an old, tattered single was nectaring on Red
Campion on the 'nettle path' outside the garden, accompanied by the
Peacock, basking in the sun. The remaining 10+ were in the garden, at
least 6 nectaring on the 'Bergenia', the remainder being 'flybys'.
Surprisingly, of the six seen close up and nectaring ,ALL were fresh
2007 examples, perfect in all respects. I think the wind-chill (strong
N.W.) made it just too cold for all but the fresh and fit individuals.
Mt.Edgecombe Hsp. was the only other 30+ colony (other than
Trenarren)that I knew in Nov.'06. Although I saw no courtship chasing
there in 2006, the two individuals of 14thFeb'07 were both perfect, &
out early wing-drying, or so experience suggests.
There have been 2 'up-country' sightings of Rd.Adm. pairs mating,
apparently, in late Jan'07 and early Feb'07! These were thought to be
fresh and unmated females of course, thereby confirming the mid-Jan'07
sightings of newly emerged individuals at Trenarren. Most fortuitous and
obliging of them !
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
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Hello all
On 14th February, I found a freshly-emerged, but hopelessly crumpled and
moribund Speckled Wood in my garden at Torpoint. The wings had dried in that
condition and it didn't survive.
On 21st February, Tony Aston found a Clouded Yellow at Seaton, a site where one
was found in March 2005. Another check yesterday (22nd) produced nothing.
Leon.
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Hello again Leon!,
Congratulations on your Sp.Wood, still one of the
earliest ever (apart from the 4thJan'89 example!). I presume it was alive when
you found it, if unable to fly, poor thing.
Even more congratulations to Tony on finding the
Cl.Yellow so early. The 21st Feb'07 puts Cornwall on a Par with the
Bournemouth site (well, within 3 days I believe).
Obviously an early emergent idividual, from last year's known colony, I
presume, and following hard on the heels of last year's March individual.
If you detect a note of 'envy', it's not
surprising! Cannot get to my colony since open to rain and wind daily, all I've
seen
(with 'bins) so far, is Dandelions! But that's a start.
Well done Tony, I think we suspected that "if
Dorset could do it, so could Cornwall!". Now Tony has proved it, inasmuch as no
immigrant came in during this weather!
The date is tantalisinglt close to the earliest ever, at Bournemouth too !
May even more emerge!
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
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Hi Folks, migrantmad2
3rdMar'07
17thFeb: 1 x Rd.Admiral (Trenarren). 19thFeb: 2 x
Rd.Admirals(Trenarren). 21stFeb: 6+, Rd.Admirals; 1 x PEACOCK; 1 x
SM.TORTOISE.( all Trenarren)22ndFeb: 9+, Rd.Admirals(Trenarren). No more
in February'07.
1stMar,07: 2 x PEACOCKS(Pontsmill); 5+,Rd.Admirals(Trenarren).
3rdMar'07: 6+, BRIMSTONES; 1 x Rd.Admiral; 1 x PEACOCK; 1 x SP.WOOD
(all 9+ at Pontsmill). Also 1 x COMMA, at nearby Luxulyan Viaduct. Three
new for this year, making total of 7 species for year. Also HBHM
today,3rd.
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
Dear All,
Some of you may have seen the email on the UK-Leps site re. the White-letter
Hairstreak survey. See web site:
http://www.w-album.hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.uk/
My ERICA database is down at the moment so I can't give any details of any
Cornish White-letter Hairstreak records. Despite the lack of recent records
there is a chance that it could still be in Cornwall because elms are a
common tree or shrub. Details of the butterfly and elms are given on the
survey web site.
The best news is, that it is an all year round survey as, White-letter
Hairstreak eggs have already been found in Yorkshire. So despite the
*weather, I have only seen one butterfly so far this year, it is possible to
get out there recording.
John Worth
Cornwall Butterfly Recorder
*Over three inches of rain near Land's End on the 4th March. And half an
inch recorded today so far.
--- In cornwall-butterfly-conservation@..., <jowan@...>
wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> Some of you may have seen the email on the UK-Leps site re. the
White-letter
> Hairstreak survey. See web site:
>
> http://www.w-album.hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.uk/
>
>
> My ERICA database is down at the moment so I can't give any details of
any
> Cornish White-letter Hairstreak records. Despite the lack of recent
records
> there is a chance that it could still be in Cornwall because elms are
a
> common tree or shrub. Details of the butterfly and elms are given on
the
> survey web site.
>
> The best news is, that it is an all year round survey as, White-letter
> Hairstreak eggs have already been found in Yorkshire. So despite the
> *weather, I have only seen one butterfly so far this year, it is
possible to
> get out there recording.
>
> John Worth
> Cornwall Butterfly Recorder
>
> *Over three inches of rain near Land's End on the 4th March. And half
an
> inch recorded today so far.
Hi John, et al, migrantmad2
Cornwall
Trust you'll be going out in your boat to look for WLH'Strk eggs in this
weather Off the topof my head, latest adult is 2ndAug.1985 at
Pontsmill(RL), and the nearest to that: 28thJune,1984 at Sheviock(JOG),
only two others in the (earlier) 1980s, otherwise 'all' in '70s & '60s,
I believe. Anyway you can find detail in Penhallurick, 1996, p.49 etc.
All this UNLESS you have more recent recent records (once computer is
'up & running')!
Should really make a concentrated effort this year, can't be (m)any
sites now.
Roger Lane migrantmad2
St.Austell
>
Good afternoon, I thought I should introduce myself as a new member of this
group.
My name is Andrew Carey, and I live in the Forest of Dean in
Gloucestershire. I have been a member of the Cornwall branch of BC for several
years, and
have been on a couple of walks over the years. My particular focus in Cornwall
is the Polruan area, and the coast path to the east of the village, where I
have always found good numbers of Clouded Yellow and other migrants, as well
as Common and Holly Blue, Small Copper and Speckled Wood, to highlight just a
few. Last September, I also found Autumn Lady's Tresses orchids growing
there. I first saw Heath Fritillary at Deerpark Wood.
I am a wildlife photographer these days, so also spend some time chasing
birds around, although I failed to spot the Spotted Sandpiper on a flying visit
to Hayle in January! A number of my butterfly shots taken in Cornwall appear
on my website at _http://andrewcareyphotography.co.uk/index.htm_
(http://andrewcareyphotography.co.uk/index.htm)
I'm looking forward to the new season really getting under way, and will be
spending a few days in the area at the beginning of April.
Best wishes all
Andrew Carey
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Hi Andrew and all,
Many thanks for your message and links to your website - excellent. Have a good
time with us in early April.
Best wishes,
Moderator, Cornwall-Butterfly-Conservation Yahoo! Groups
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From: APMCarey@...
To: cornwall-butterfly-conservation@...
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:27 PM
Subject: [cornwall-butterfly-conservation] Hello
Good afternoon, I thought I should introduce myself as a new member of this
group.
My name is Andrew Carey, and I live in the Forest of Dean in
Gloucestershire. I have been a member of the Cornwall branch of BC for several
years, and
have been on a couple of walks over the years. My particular focus in Cornwall
is the Polruan area, and the coast path to the east of the village, where I
have always found good numbers of Clouded Yellow and other migrants, as well
as Common and Holly Blue, Small Copper and Speckled Wood, to highlight just a
few. Last September, I also found Autumn Lady's Tresses orchids growing
there. I first saw Heath Fritillary at Deerpark Wood.
I am a wildlife photographer these days, so also spend some time chasing
birds around, although I failed to spot the Spotted Sandpiper on a flying
visit
to Hayle in January! A number of my butterfly shots taken in Cornwall appear
on my website at _http://andrewcareyphotography.co.uk/index.htm_
(http://andrewcareyphotography.co.uk/index.htm)
I'm looking forward to the new season really getting under way, and will be
spending a few days in the area at the beginning of April.
Best wishes all
Andrew Carey
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Higang,
Just i short messsage to introduce myself to this group im a member of
CWT. Im a wildlife illustrator / artist leaving in Falmouth. Im out
walking the the local cliffs most weekends with sketch book and camera
in hand. Il let you know if i sight anything interesting or if i need
HELP!!!! My website is www.altaylor-art.co.uk and can be emailed at
this group or taylal192@...
Hello My name is Richard Douglas-Green.
I live just over the border in Plymouth. I also own a nature reserve
(again over the border) at Quoditch which is south east of Holsworthy.
It is on 32 acres of Culm grassland and we have Marsh Frits, Small
Pearl Bordered and Silver Washed Frits as well as Wood Whites, Marbled
Whites and many of the more common Butterflies.
You can see more at
www.quoditch.org.uk
So far this year we have not had any sightings there, but it has been
pretty mucky and wild recently!.
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