by hoegrangequarry | Jun 22, 2022 | June 2022
Everyone, After a week of decent weather conditions, it comes as no surprise that there has been a mini invasion along the East Coast (from Suffolk to Yorkshire) of both migrant Painted Lady and Red Admiral butterflies together with the rare Humming Bird Hawk Moth...
by hoegrangequarry | Jun 17, 2022 | June 2022
After weeks of changeable weather, a sudden burst of heat and sunshine has enabled 4 new butterfly species to emerge this week with the Small Skipper first seen on the 9th of June 2022 at Shirebrook Wood (Ian Hunt) followed by sightings in Belper (Nigel Davidson),...
by hoegrangequarry | Jun 13, 2022 | June 2022
After yet another week of mixed weather conditions, it is hardly surprising that the numbers of butterflies have yet to increase with the Meadow Brown being a typical example of a poor start to their season with sightings from just 30 sites mainly in ones and twos...
by hoegrangequarry | Jun 6, 2022 | June 2022
Another week of mixed fortunes with the weather has finally prompted the arrival of the ‘June Gap’ whereby most of the Spring species have now declined dramatically and the new Summer species have yet to get established – this is certainly true of the butterfly...
by hoegrangequarry | Jun 1, 2022 | May 2022
After a relatively poor May which included only 7 days of temperatures of 21c and above here in Derby, at least some species have had a good month increasing both their numbers and even extending their range within the area with the Dingy Skipper being a typical...
