Great sunny day (Saturday 8th March, 2014)......Spring is here!! Saw 1 x Red Admiral at Tregonissey (St Austell), 1 x Red Admiral flying in Bridge Street, St Blazey.........Prideaux/Luxulyan (near fishing lakes in Prideaux Road) 1 x Small Tortoiseshell, 2 x Commas, 3 x Peacocks (all basking in clearing just off edge of road where fallen tree recently felled. Then on to Pontsmill....6 x Brimstones (4 x male & 2 x female) between 12:40pm & 1:17pm and also 2 x Peacocks. Why is it that Brimstones seem to just disappear after about 1:00pm when they fly in February & 1:20 - 1:30pm in early March?? 2 of the Brimstones disappeared into some ivy growing up a tree on Carmears incline at Postsmill at 1:10pm & could not be located again!! All basking/settled butterflies seen today were fresh without wear nor damage!! They've all kept out of the stormy weather over the past 2 months then!!
Temperature 13 degrees C (55 degrees F).
5 x different species and I worked until 12:00 Noon so a lot crammed into 90 minutes after work!! Great day!!
Cheers......Lee Slaughter. :-)