Lots of butterflies on the wing today in the warm Spring sunshine. Sightings are as follows:
Immingham Dock Small Tortoiseshell - 2
Humber Embankment (Long Strip Wood, Immingham Dock - Pyewipe Mills, Grimsby) Small Tortoiseshell - 15 Peacock - 2 Small White - 1
On returning home the garden produced a further 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 1 Peacock and a surprise in the form of a Large White, my earliest record for this species. Shortly afterwards, a walk across the fields nearby and taking in Freshney Marsh and Town's Holt produced 38 Small Tortoiseshells, 13 Peacocks and a single Comma.
Regards
Dave
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