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Sightings
16/7 The Silver Washed Fritillaries were showing well at Holt Country Park particularly near the pond.
19/7 Counted 11 species of butterfly in the wildflower meadows near the car park at Bowthorpe Marshes including Brown Argus, Green Veined White, Skippers, Comma etc.
21/7 Winterton...
Hickling
21st June Swallowtails X5 showing well at Hickling, at 20+ Painted Ladies but best spot of the day was a White Admiral near to the Visitor Centre.
21st June the Swallowtails were showing well at Hickling (x5) and 20+ painted ladies but best spot of the day was a White Admiral very near to the visitor centre.
20/10 Saw a solitary Wall Brown on the path leading from Rockland Staithe to the hide overlooking the broad. Perhaps part of a third brood? Also still seeing Small Whites.
20/7 Foxley Wood. Several Silver Washed Fritillarys sighted near to the entrance. Also saw one White Admiral flying up into the trees. Numerous Large Skippers and Gatekeepers and Whites in the wild flower borders.
Winterton
18/7 Two Graylings on the brambles near the carpark at Winterton plus one in the dunes. Also one good sighting of a Dark Green Fritillary in the dunes plus a couple on the wing.
22/6 Two Swallowtails seen at Hickling Reserve.
24/6 At East Ruston Common, 100 plus Silver Studded Blues and at least a dozen Small Heaths. Also saw 4 Ringlets, one Large Skipper, 1 Tortoiseshell, and a few Meadow Browns. Also saw an Emperor Dragonfly.
May 9th Really surprised to see a Green Hairstreak in our suburban garden near the airport despite no gorse etc nearby. Anyone else had similar sightings?
Spooner Row on the Common and disused churchyard opposite:
4 Brown Argus (churchyard only)
10 Large Whites
6 Gatekeepers
1 Green Veined White
2 Meadow Brown
and a 5 Spot Burnet moth
5/7 Buxton Heath about 10 Silver Studded Blues male and female plus one Small Copper, 3 Large Skippers, numerous Ringlets, Meadow Browns and a Comma.
7/7 Strumpshaw Fen - single Silver Washed Fritillary on brambles on the Woodland Path and 3 White Admirals. Also numerous Red Admirals, Meadow...
White Admiral
21st June at Aldeford Common, 2 White Admirals and 2 Commas and about 20 Ringlets.
11th June about 10 Scarce Chasers between Rockland St Mary Staithe and the Broad.
17th June at Beeston Common near Sheringham, saw this dragonfly. Can anyone help with identification?
Alderford Common
13th June Alderford Common:
6 Small Tort
6 Meadow Brown
2 Large White
2 Small White
2 Red Admiral
2 Speckled Woods
1Common Blue
! Brimstone
14th June
17 sightings of Swallowtails at Hickling Nature Reserve
Strumpshaw/Upton
21/5 Strumpshaw Reserve - Orange Tip, Green Veined White, Peacock, Small Tort, Red Admiral, Large White, Brimstone.
23/5 Upton Fen - Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Orange Tip, Brimstone, Green Veined White, Large White.