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  1. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Brimstone for a few seconds this afternoon.
  2. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Thank you HD
  3. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    A pristine Brimstone in the garden, rested for a few minutes in the warm morning sunshine, quite late for this year's emergence?
  4. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Obvious movement of Small Whites today In my back garden with the fresh hot breeze probably the reason. Is this happening throughout the country?
  5. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Very unlikely, I'm slightly more aged :clap:
  6. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    First of the year garden Orange - Tip yesterday with Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell. Surprisingly no Holly Blue yet. My wealthy neighbour has just prepared drilled and seeded a two acre paddock behind my garden as a wildflower meadow. Some cheerful news at last.
  7. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Purple Emperor seen on Buddleia today at Sidestrand. Also EDP reports that the species is "officially" back as a species in Norfolk. Not heard of any reports yet from Sheringham Park though.
  8. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Several 2nd brood Brimstones on the wing in garden and neighbouring properties during the last 48 hours.
  9. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    I'd agree. The yellow globe will attract insects but the deep purple variety (davidii?) has far more attractiveness especially for late summer broods of butterflies. I have both of these plus a "wild" standard. If you're having just the one then go for the very dark deep purple specimen.
  10. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Thanks for the updates.
  11. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    3 species in garden today. 1 each of Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell and Red Admiral. Reckon Comma and Holly Blue before the weekend, given the weather and climate change.
  12. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Thank you HD for the situation report that portrays these recent sightings. Hopefully this butterfly's range will expand naturally into Norfolk.
  13. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Purple emperors reported at two North Norfolk sites during the last week. How likely are these to be part of a relic population in the county? Despite the 2018 increase in sightings nationally of this much sought after species, is it highly likely that these individuals are indeed from a...
  14. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Are butterfly numbers up for this year despite the desperately prolonged arctic conditions earlier? No doubt this heatwave is beneficial to some species but are overall numbers up? I haven't seen many Large Whites but a Wall Brown a fortnight ago was a surprise visitor to the garden.
  15. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Graylings reported yesterday from the shingle ridge at Cley, is it a tad early?
  16. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Wall Brown this morning at Cley, around the East Bank car park I'm told.
  17. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Steady stream of viewers for the Silvery Gem this morning - quite a smart specimen.
  18. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Hearing reports of an influx of broad bordered bee hawks along the North Norfolk coast...at least a dozen feeding on viper's bugloss at the northern end of Wells harbour opposite the public car park near the lifeboat station.
  19. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Clouded Yellow mid morning on the boardwalk to the central hides, Cley Marshes N.W.T.
  20. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Small Heaths, many small torts and a very washed out Painted Lady at Gun Hill, B.O.S. yesterday. Also cinnabar moth and a very active privet hawkmoth caterpillar across the footpath just south of the boardwalk.
  21. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Wall Brown on my neighbour's buddlia this morning amongst dozens of peacocks, small torts' and a painted lady.
  22. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Clouded Yellow near Bishop's hide today. Grayling at the North End of the East Bank.
  23. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Single clouded yellow whizzed S.W. across the reserve 10 minutes ago, near to the central hides (1235hrs). And at 1400, Phil F showed me a photograph of a chalkhill blue which had just alighted briefly near the picnic benches - spreading out from Warham Greens perhaps?
  24. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Quite a few swallowtail caterpillars yesterday at Ranworth - from a day old, through to large, juicy jobs on the flowers of the food plant.
  25. PYRTLE

    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Collins suggests that the single flight period (Univoltine) is between March - June, with the occassional July sighting. Given that nature is somewhat delayed this year, then factoring this, period, survival rates and my posting should result in one being reported today.
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