Monks Walk, Gosport. A brief wander for an hour from 1pm realised sighting of just two Red Admiral. [Posted by Francis Plowman]
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| Photo © Francis Plowman |
Portsdown Hill (East). Today in autumn sunshine I walked the paths at the East end of Portsdown Hill immediately below Fort Widley. Here I saw a Speckled Wood in flight along with a Red Admiral feeding on Ivy blooms and another landing at rest on the path. Maybe my last sightings this season. [Posted by Roy Symonds]
Female Brimstone at Highland Water. Flying around Highland Water early afternoon. [Posted by Elaine Rice]
Speckled Wood & Red Admiral in Bitterne. More sunshine around Bitterne, happy days after all the grey ones we have been having, and on this morning's local walk I came across a Speckled Wood on Montgomery Road and yet another Red Admiral - this time in Hum Hole.
The Red Admiral was most entertaining to watch. It would settle on the path or up in one of the Rhodies and then shoot up every time a leaf came down. As there was plenty of breeze today it was up and down like a yoyo! [Posted by Nic Burns]
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| Speckled Wood Photo © Nic Burns | Red Admirals Photo © Nic Burns |
Cryophilic White larva at Great Fontley. Too cold for butterflies, but last of the army of Large White larvae that have demolished the Honesty clump still surviving the gloom. [Posted by Andrew Brookes]
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| Large White larvae on Honesty Photo © Andrew Brookes |
My latest Peacock recorded. Parked up at Chilling Barn at around 11:00 and did the circuit via Chilling Copse, Brownwich Farm and back along the Brownwich Cliffs coast path. There was a cool northerly breeze, so while the car had shown 13C, it felt colder in the less sheltered places.
Three Red Admirals were out in the sun and there were plenty of Large White caterpillars on the cabbages along the coast path. Surprise of the day came towards the end of the walk - a lovely Peacock (ab. diopthalmica) which is now my latest recording of this species to date. [Posted by Nic Burns]
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| Red Admiral Photo © Nic Burns | Large White caterpillars Photo © Nic Burns | Peacock ab. diopthalmica Photo © Nic Burns |
Red Admirals come out with the sun.. This morning saw the lifting of the anticyclonic gloom we have been experiencing and Southampton got lucky with a couple of hours of sun before the clouds closed in again around noon.
In Bitterne, even before the sun came out, there was a Red Admiral on the move by Spring Rd shops. At Mayfield Park I came across another warming up on a large stone (and a Ring-tailed Parakeet squeaking in the trees). And then on the way up Shoreburs Greenway there was a further Red Admiral on some bracken. [Posted by Nic Burns]
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| Red Admiral Photo © Nic Burns | Ring-necked Parakeet Photo © Nic Burns | Red Admiral Photo © Nic Burns |
Red Admiral sighting 08 Nov 24. A Red Admiral was seen purposefully migrating at tree top height at 12:00 today. Quite a surprise as there was no sunshine and the air temperature was around 9C! Visiting Lancs & Cumbria Branch member. Near Holybourne Grid Ref: SU725440 [Posted by Steven Graham]