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Update no 25 as at the 21st of June 2022 – including sightings of the Purple Hairstreak, Essex Skipper, and new brood Comma in the County
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...
Update no 24 as at the 16th of June 2022 – including first sightings of 4 species in the County this year
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),...
Update no 23 as at the 13th of June 2022 – including first sightings of the Ringlet in the County this year
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...
Update no 22 as at the 6th of June 2022 – the June Gap has arrived!
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...
Update no 21 as at the 31st of May 2022 – including first sighting of the Meadow Brown in the County this year
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...
Update no 20 as at the 21st of May 2022 – including a Painted Lady mini invasion into the County
With rain at night and sun during the day we have had a taste of the perfect conditions for plant growth and with a mainly southerly air flow, this has allowed a mini invasion of the Painted Lady butterfly to arrive on our shores from the area south of the Sahara in...