CBC Chat Forum Thread

It is a bit early but after some recent early reports from elsewhere we have opened this for any of your sightings.  Please share your sightings for 2020 here.

PEACOCK BUTTERFLY  1 by the southern sluice East Bank Cley

PEACOCK (1)
Cley garden circa 13:00

David Griffiths' report copied from end of 2019 so it gets included in 2020 year records - Kath Claydon:
Peacock sunning itself at Gramborough Hill this morning (i.e. on 11 March 2020)

Peacock Kelling Heath

1 Peacock Salthouse near duck pond

2 Peacocks in Wiveton garden.

Brimstone and Peacock in Wiveton garden.

SMALL TOTOISESHELL
One in Cley garden at noon and two along Skirts path - pm.
PEACOCK
Two in Cley garden about 13:30

HOLLY BLUE
In Cley garden at noon today.

At least 2 Peacocks aand a Comma in Langham garden today.  Also, several queen wasps.

1 Comma at Walsey Hills (MG had an Orange-tip at Cley yesterday)

Nice weather at last and a good butterfly day. In and around the garden: 1 Brimstone, 3 Holly Blues, 5 Peacocks & 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

My first Brimstone and first Orange Tip in the garden today.

Peacock,Small Tortoiseshell, Holy Blue, Brimstone and 2 Orange-tipped (Male and female) in Wiveton garden.

Small White (seen settled) and Orange Tip - Old Womans Lane pm.

Late afternoon walk between Anterton Hill and East Bank.
Red Admiral 1,Small Tortoiseshell 2,Peacock 1.

2 orange-tipped,1 Peacock,4 Green-veined Whites, 2 Holly Blues and 3 Speckled Woods all in private garden Wiveton. Also Buff-tailed Bumble Bee rescued from garage window.

Brimstone,Orange-tip (male),3 Green-veined Whites and a Speckled Wood all in private garden Wiveton.

Wall Brown in Cley garden,first for the year.

Wall Brown,Holly Blue, 5 Orange-tipped (2 males 3 females), 2 Speckled Wood and a Large White all in private garden Wiveton.

Wall Brown - just inside reserve opposite the Visitor Centre at 12:20.

3 Orange-tipped (1 male 2 female), 2 Green-veined Whites, 2 Holly Blues and a Gatekeeper all in private garden Wiveton.

MEADOW BROWN
In Cley garden,1st for the year.

Up to 4 Common Blues feeding on Hop Trefoil in Langham garden over past three days - first records for this garden.

My first of the year in Cley garden today.

5 Speckled Wood, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock and 1 Large White all in private garden Wiveton. Outside of square 1 June Privet Hawk Moth on roses in my Holt garden.

Meadow Brown in private garden Wiveton

3 Meadow Browns, Speckled Wood, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Large White in private garden Wiveton.

PAINTED LADY (1) SMALL TORTOISESHELL (2) RED ADMIRAL (1)
On brambles south side of Snipes Marsh,late afternoon.

EMERALD DAMSELFLY Female, Iron Road Salthouse.

At least 6 Silver-studded Blues Kelling Heath

SILVER-STUDDED BLUE  min.6 (all males) on Kelling Heath this morning.

Top of Anterton Hill to East Bank 17:05
SPECKLED WOOD 1 (Anterton Hill)RED ADMIRAL 2
SMALL TORTOISESHELL 8.

7 Meadow Browns, Large and Small Whites, Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell in private garden Wiveton.

Iron Road, Cley/Salthouse Reserve
Azure Damselfly  6
Banded Demoiselle  1
Black-tailed Skimmer  5
Emperor Dragonfly  1

9 Meadow Browns,1 Large White and a Comma in private garden Wiveton.

Cley/Salthouse NWT
MEADOW BROWN  20+ between Iron Road and gates to Babcock hide.
LARGE WHITE  10 between Iron Road and gates to Babcock hide.
SMALL TORTOISESHELL  2 by Iron Road car park.
BLUE-TAILED DAMSELFLY  several along Iron Road

14 Meadow Browns, 4 Small Whites, 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral and a HORNET in Wiveton garden.

Comma in Wiveton garden.

9 Meadow Browns,2 Gatekeepers,2 Small Whites and a Red Admiral all in Wiveton garden.

10+ Meadow Browns,4 Gatekeepers, 4 Green-veined Whites, 2 Peacocks, Ringlet, a Fritillary sp and lots of Small/Large Whites all in Wiveton garden,

Comma,Red Admiral,2 Speckled Woods,4 Peacocks,5 Green-veined Whites,6 Gatekeepers, c12 Meadow Browns and several Small/Large Whites. A Banded Demoiselle and a Southern Hawker. All in Wiveton garden.

1 Comma, 4 Green-veined Whites, 4 Gatekeepers, 10 Red Admirals, 3 Peacocks, 12+ Meadow Browns and 10+ Small/Large Whites all in Wiveton garden

1 Common Blue,5 Peacock, C15 Meadow Browns, 4 Gatekeepers and too many whites to count in Wiveton garden.

Not in the square but worth a note, a CAMBERWELL BEAUTY through my Holt garden. What a surprise.

At least 2 Greyling on shingle bank north of Arnolds Marsh.

16 Red Admirals, 5 Meadow Browns, 2 Commas (scruffy things), 2 Peacocks and a Painted Lady (my 1st this year).

Peacock seen flying Kelling Heath.

Peacock in Wiveton garden.

Better late than never!

Grayling - 1 on main footpath near East Bank

Walsey Hills: 1 Small Copper, at least 3 Essex Skipper plus Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Meadow Brown and Peacock

Snipe's Marsh: 2 male and 1 female Emperor, 3 male Black-tailed skimmer,1 Four-spotted Chaser and Common Darter

Walsey Hills:
2 Small Copper, 2 Common Blue, 5 Holly Blue, 2 Essex Skipper, 2 Comma, 3 Red Admiral

Snipe's Marsh:
1 female Emperor oviposting, 3 male Black- tailed Skimmer, Blue-tailed Damselfly and Common Darter

Walsey Hills - 1 immature male Southern Hawker

Snipe's Marsh - 2 Black-tailed Skimmer (1 male, 1 female)

Walsey Hills:
1 immature male Southern Hawker (in an area less than 2 feet from last week's sighting (same individual?)
2 Ruddy Dater on main footpath near East Bank

Walsey Hills:
1 adult male Southern Hawker (same individual as previous weeks?)

Walsey Hills:
3 Southern Hawker (2 females, 1 male)
2 Migrant Hawker (1 immature male, 1 adult male)

Walsey Hills:
2 Willow Emerald Damselfly

Catchwater Drain:
1 female Southern Hawker oviposting into plant material just above the water line,
1 male Migrant Hawker and 1 Common Darter

Kelling Water Meadows:
5 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 2 Southern Hawker plus Common Darter