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  1. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    I have now set up a Suffolk Wildlife Facebook page. If you're interested please join. Cheers
  2. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    Several wasp spiders at Levington today, near the lagoons.
  3. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    I didn't see a great deal today. Although a purple hairstreak, at Alton Water, was a site 'tick' for me. Grass snake there too. Chatting to someone at Alexandra Park, Ipswich, I found that the introduced population of marbled whites has now been survived for three years.
  4. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    Here's a picture
  5. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    A friend saw at least one purple emperor at Theberton, which came down, as well as silver-washed fritillary yesterday.
  6. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    Today: Wolves Woods: 6 sliver-washed fritillaries, 3 white admirals Hintlesham Woods: 5 silver-washed fritillaries, 2 white admirals several southern hawkers at both sites.
  7. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    Purple emperors are around into August. They may be starting to get a bit tatty though. I'm no expert, but I do think they are more likely to come down earlier in the season. It doesn't seem to be a great site for them coming down anyway - despite lots of bait being put out. Plenty else to...
  8. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    I hope this does catch on with others! 2 purple emperors, white admiral, purple hairstreak at Theberton woods today (silver washed frit. seen by others). White admiral and white-letter hairstreaks at Dunwich forest.
  9. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    A desert locust in a Sudbury garden this afternoon. The best I managed was a couple of purple hairstreaks at Brookhilll Wood, Foxhall.
  10. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    Yes. Very they are near A14. I think you can park there. But easiest to park in Newmarket and keep walking until you get to them. Impossible to miss!
  11. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    7 white admirals at Bentley Old Hall woods today. Failed to find any white-legged damselflies on the Stour, near Bures and Sudbury. If anyone knows any reliable Suffolk (or north Essex) sites I'd love to know.
  12. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    Technically in Cambridgeshire, but only a few metres over the border, lots of chalkhill blues and several marbled whites at Devil's Dyke today. The lizard orchids were still in reasonable condition.
  13. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    I was allowed limited wildlife watching today, due to it being my wedding anniversary, but I did see a, very fresh looking, white admiral near Tangham, Rendlesham Forest. Also in the area a few four-spot chasers and an emperor.
  14. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    Paul Do you know how many were seen this weekend? I will say that I've found them considerably less co-operative here than in Northamptonshire.
  15. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    Ride around TM460721. Also a good site for white admiral.
  16. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    Dunwich forest is an excellent site for white letter hairstreak. Although I failed to see any today.
  17. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    A white-letter hairstreak was seen at Rushmere, Ipswich today.
  18. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    Going slightly off topic, any Suffolk wildlife watchers who are keen to into lift sharing for out of country wildlife watching please do get in touch.
  19. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    Plenty of silver-studded blues at Purdis today + rather a lot of butterfly watchers! Failed to see any white admiral at Bentley Woods, but I did see my first ringlets of the year.
  20. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    I saw a female stag beetle outside the Lattice Barn, Ipswich on Wednesday. A quick mid week look, when on a run, at Landseer Park, Ipswich failed to produce any marbled whites. Who says blokes can't multi-task. I managed to combine drinking and wildlife watching one night and running with...
  21. Steve Babbs

    Suffolk wildlife

    Hi I've been thinking for a while of starting a thread of general wildlife sightings for Suffolk. I've finally got round to it! Rather out of date now but I had 3 silver-studded blues at Purdis Heath, on 30th June.
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