17 January 2006
My first butterfly and my first large insect of the year was seen flying in of the beach and sea over the fringes of Widewater Lagoon at 2:00 pm. Alas, it was so sudden and disappeared so quickly I could not be positive of its identity. It was probably a Red Admiral but it was just conceivable it could have been a Small Tortoiseshell or even a Peacock Butterfly. The air temperature was 11.1 ºC. There was no definite proof that this was an immigrant butterfly as it could have been a hibernating butterfly that had flown out from under the eaves of the nearby houses to the north, flown south and then north again against the Light Breeze from the north-west. From previous experience in late autumn, there was good chance it was an immigrant though.
Adur Butterfly & Large Moth List
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Butterfly-list2006.html
Adur Butterfly Flight Times
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Butterflies1X.htm
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Other Red Admirals have been seen along the south coast including Southwick.
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