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Update no 7 as at the 21st of February 2022 – including first Brimstone sighting in the County this year
Hello Everyone, After a very stormy period following the arrival of ‘Dudley’ ‘Eunice’ and now ‘Franklin’ you would think that our butterflies would be staying firmly in hibernation but no, on the 17th of February 2022 during a period of sun and warmth between the...
Update no 6 as at the 14th of February 2022
Just a couple of butterfly sightings in Derbyshire this last week due to smaller amounts of sunshine appearing, as follows :- Felicity Jackson saw a Small Tortoiseshell flying across Allestree Park on the 9th of February 2022 (was the butterfly checking out how the...
Update no 5 as at the 7th of February 2022
I received a couple of late January 2022 sightings recently including a Small Tortoiseshell flying through the Melbourne garden of Richard Winspear on the 30th of the month together with a surprising Small White which appeared on the kitchen window of Anita Moore’s...
Update no 4 as at the 31st of January 2022
As January 2022 comes to a close we can reflect on the variable weather conditions that the month had in store for us and which culminated in 2 named storms over the last weekend. Prior to that, a huge High Pressure system remained stationery over the southern half of...
Update no 3 as at the 19th of January 2022
Despite a spell of cold and frosty weather, as soon as the sun generates some heat around lunch time, it is the chance of a butterfly sighting in the County with flowering mahonia bushes being a good bet. This last week has certainly produced yet more butterfly...
Update no 2 as at the 12th of January 2022
Despite the cold but bright start to the New Year, it was not long before additional outdoor butterfly sightings were made in the County thanks to eagle eyed recorders! The list to date includes the following records :- Red Admiral :- Paul Beard tells me that he saw...