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Butterfly and Moth Sightings 2013
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*** Please also send any butterfly sightings to the County Butterfly Recorder
and any moth sightings to the County Moth Recorder. ***
Contact details can be found on the 'Committee' page. |
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| 20th |
At last, some warm sunny weather brought butterflies out in force:
Alex and Tom Wood saw a Peacock in Howsham, followed by a further 3 Peacocks
in North Kelsey. And then a trip to Messingham Sand Quarry produced an additional Peacock
sighting.
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In her garden at Tattershall Bridge, Melanie Lawrence spotted a
Comma along with a Peacock basking on a patch of bare ground.
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| 15th |
"Hallelujah!", exclaims Peter Cawdell as he fnally got his transect season underway.
A count of 8 Peacocks and 7 Commas resulted.
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| 14th |
Alex and Tom Wood were lucky to see a Peacock
at Messingham Sand Quarry today.
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| 6th |
Carroll Allen, from Scunthorpe, reports seeing a Peacock
in her garden. Her husband was doing some gardening, moved some leaves, and "this beautiful butterfly" appeared, she said.
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Meanwhile, many Branch members were lucky to see a male Brimstone
at Chambers Farm Wood, whilst waiting for the Spring Indoor Meeting to start.
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