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Clouded Yellow
Clouded Yellow
Clouded Yellow, Helice
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My walk today through the Downs to Stoke Bottom was absolutely beautiful, made even better with a Red Admiral and nine Clouded Yellow, including a Helice in Stoke Bottom. I arrived around 1.30pm, they were looking to roost by 3 as shadows were extending along the valley. (Patrick Moore, Amberley area) - TQ0411
Red Admiral feeding on a rotting pear left on our pear tree in the front south facing garden. (Kerry Baldwin, Hailsham)
I think I saw a hummingbird hawk moth in haywardsheath a&e Could be wrong and sorry for very poor quality image! (Georgia Davey-Sellars, Haywardsheath hospital)
Georgia, your ID is 100% correct. A possible "Gold Star" for our Sussex BC Instagram? This Humming-bird Hawk-moth is looking for somewhere to spend the winter months; and then try and do its thing, next year. Seems like it might be struggling! Dear members, "wrong and sorry" should not be in your vocabulary. Just give it a go and send in your posts. If I don't agree, I will say so. The "end of season" reports are incredibly important, for that is how we will better understand how climate change is affecting our insects (and all of us). These last records, are so important! Martin K
And so it continues! A bright, frosty day and a surprising Clouded Yellow encounter on the SDW! (Isobel Baker, Kithurst Hill) - TQ080124
Clouded yellow Butterfly
Taken along the sea front of felpham bognor Regis on my morning walk. Friday 13th 2026 (Jacky conway, Felpham Bognor Regis)
Speckled Wood
Fresh looking Painted Lady
The temperature never rose above 7°C after a slight frost, but bright sun brought out an amazing five species of butterfly. 2 Clouded Yellow, Painted Lady, Small Copper, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral. All but one in Lancing Manor Grounds. (Lindsay Morris, North Lancing)
This is the second latest sighting of Small Copper, since 2006. The latest-ever was 17/11/2017. Martin K
Two Clouded Yellow and 2 Red Admiral on the southern end of the Island. (Barry and Margaret Collins, Thorney Island) - SU7601
I'd just said to Val that we'd probably set off a bit too late in the afternoon to see any butterflies at the sea front- around 2:30pm - when something fluttered into the road and off behind us. Judging from dull colouring, size and somewhat jerky flight it was a Silver-y Moth. Even less expected, Val spotted a second similar moth in Marine Gardens. But no butterflies. (John Heys, West Worthing)
Despite a temperature of 6c this morning two Red Admirals were basking on my garden Wall. The tatty specimen at 09.09 and the fresh looking one at 09.59. (Trevor Rapley, Hailsham)
Clouded Yellow
Clouded Yellow
Clouded Yellow
Clouded Yellow
At least 10 Clouded Yellows at Shoreham today. I parked at the fort, it was 5 degrees when I arrived at 10.30am. Spotted my first just by the public toilet almost straight away. There was a very cold wind but the Wall Lizards didn't mind, 50 spotted at least. It was a very modest 9 degrees when I left at 2pm. I'm sure if you walked along the shingle beach you would find plenty more. (Merry Chris Moss, Shoreham) - TQ2334804550
