Messingham Sand Quarries LWTR.

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:12 pm

A four hour visit here today produced the following sightings:

5 Common-blue
5 Large Skipper
8 Speckled Wood
1 female Brimstone
3 Brown Argus
2 Small Heath
1 Small White
1 Large White
1 Painted Lady

Regards

Steve,with Matt.

John T Goy · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:30 pm **Posts:** 2385

June 12th [seen during WeBS CC ]

Speckled Wood - 3
Meadow Brown - 3
Brimstone - 1
Large Skipper - 2
Painted Lady - 2

Regards

John

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:56 pm

Big numbers of the brown butterflies today,with a few others mixed in:

2 Small Tortoiseshell
81 Ringlet
82 Meadow Brown
5 Speckled Wood
4 Large Skipper
1 Large White

Regards

Steve,with Deano and Papa Eades.

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:43 pm

Masses of brown butterflies in the good conditions today,this is what we recorded:

162 Ringlet
172 Meadow Brown
4 Small White
2 Small Skipper
3 Gatekeeper
4 Speckled Wood
2 Painted Lady
1 female Brimstone
2 Red Admiral
5 Small Tortoiseshell

Regards

Steve,with Colin Pumfrett

John T Goy · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:30 pm **Posts:** 2385

I arrived about 2.30 for Open Day. And as Steve says the place was heaving with Ringlet. I was actually having a day off birding etc and only took my 7 x 21 bins just in case. Met Colin later in day and while with him had 2 Painted Lady, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Small White and loads of Ringlet.

While sat on the seat at Grebe Lake had my first Gatekeeper this year.

Regards

John

John T Goy · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:30 pm **Posts:** 2385

July 1st:

On a hot and thankfully breezy day!

Ringlet - 117
Meadow Brown - 27
Specled Wood - 2
Painted Lady - 1
Green-vein White - 2

Regards

John with DJ

John T Goy · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:30 pm **Posts:** 2385

July 12th

Gatekeeper - 4
Ringlets
Green-vein Whites
Meadow Browns

Regards

Max with Mal

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:01 pm

Masses of butterfly's on the wing today,this is the big list:

38 Green-veined White
81 Gatekeeper
6 Small Tortoiseshell
35 Small White
9 Speckled Wood
124 Meadow Brown
29 Ringlet
23 Large White
8 Comma
11 Small Skipper
5 Red Admiral
6 Peacock
1 Brimstone
4 Painted Lady
1 male Common Blue

15 Species in all.

Regards

Steve

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Dave Wright · **Posted:** Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:08 pm

Sunday 19 July 2009

Despite the far from ideal conditions, heavy showers and the occasional sunny interval, a surprisingly good number of butterflies were seen this morning and the records are as follows:

Painted Lady - 5
Peacock - 4
Comma - 1
Meadow Brown - 70
Ringlet - 25
Gatekeeper - 68
Speckled Wood - 13
Small Skipper - 7
Small Copper - 2
Common Blue - 3
Large White - 12
Small White - 7
Green-veined White - 28

Regards

Dave, with Steve Routledge

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:27 pm

Species observed today where as follows:

2 Small Tortoiseshell
24 Large White
39 Gatekeeper
21 Green-veined White
6 Small Copper
49 Meadow Brown
2 Brown Argus
10 Ringlet
6 Peacock
7 Small White
5 Comma
7 Small Skipper
9 Speckled Wood
2 Brimstone
6 Painted Lady
1 Red Admiral

Regards

Steve,with Dean and Deans dad.

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:06 pm

An increase in vanessid's today and good numbers of other species:

35 Green-veined White
29 Painted Lady
52 Gatekeeper
11 Small White
48 Meadow Brown
29 Large White
11 Peacock
3 Small Tortoiseshell
6 Ringlet
11 Comma
8 Small Skipper
2 Small Copper
3 Brown Argus
3 Common Blue
5 Speckled Wood
3 Red Admiral

16 Species in total

Regards

Steve,with Colin and Sheila

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Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:21 pm

Masses of butterfly's today around the reserve,this is what we recorded:

56 Painted Lady
32 Large White
43 Meadow Brown
17 Small White
64 Gatekeeper
35 Green-veined White
44 Peacock
4 Ringlet
6 Small Tortoiseshell
3 Small Skipper
6 Small Copper
16 Speckled Wood
8 Comma
10 Brown Argus
8 Red Admiral
2 male Brimstone

Regards

Steve,with Matt and Neil.

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:57 pm

Another visit today in far from ideal conditions,saw the following species and numbers recorded:

83 Painted Lady
11 Meadow Brown
18 Gatekeeper
52 Peacock
4 Brown Argus
29 Large White
15 Green-veined White
5 Red Admiral
17 Speckled Wood
7 Comma
6 Small Tortoiseshell
1 Common Blue
2 Brimstone

Regards

Steve,with Dave H.

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:20 pm

Large numbers present around the reserve again today:

171 Painted Lady
8 Comma
4 Red Admiral
103 Peacock
28 Speckled Wood
7 Small Copper
86 Large White
23 Small White
26 Green-veined White
2 Small Skipper
39 Meadow Brown
2 Ringlet
39 Gatekeeper
4 Common Blue
5 Brown Argus
9 Small Tortoiseshell
3 Brimstone

Regards

Steve.

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