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SIGHTINGS with your butterfly news. Thanks to all who have sent in sightings. Please keep sending them in and encourage others to do likewise. Archived Sightings: 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 First & Last 'Website' Sightings 2012  Red Admiral 6th Jan <-> 27th Jan  Peacock 11th Jan

Friday 27th January
Anglesey Abbey NT: Winter Garden (TL529621) Single Red Admiral taking nectar from daffodils. Richard Perryman

Saturday 21st January
Hatfield Peverel: Railway Station (TL789121) Red Admiral - active, a bit tatty, flew off to the east. David Gomer
Shenfield (TQ608940) A Red Admiral in our back garden. Marion Andrews

Wednesday 11th January
Church Road, Boreham (TL753097) A Peacock seen by Graham Ekins
Berkely Close, Colchester (TM012278) A Peacock seen by Brian Goodey
Mill Road Cemetery (TL460582) At around 12:30pm, 12.5C and full sun. Once Red Admiral basking in the warmth of a sheltered spot. My earliest-ever "first" of the year (photo attached). Nick Ballard

Friday 6th January
Hazeleigh Wood (TL834041) First butterfly of the year this morning, a pristine Red Admiral sunning itself in a clearing, temp 4'C. Maureen and John Bissell (Please note this is a private site with no public access)


 

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