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2016 SIGHTINGS

11 December 2016

1x Speckled Wood & 1x Red Admiral, Probus - ​Lee Slaughter
 
12 November 2016

1x Speckled Wood,
Par - ​Lee Slaughter
 
20 October 2016

1x Peacock,
St Austell Office - Rowena Castillo Nicholls
 
22 September 2016

12x Clouded Yellow, 3x Small Heath, 4x Wall Brown, 4x Speckled Wood, 1x Meadow Brown, 25++ Small Copper, 10x Red Admiral, 2x Peacock, 3x Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Small White, 1x Rush Veneer and 1x Silver Y,
Prussia Cove - Lol and Helen
 
26 August 2016

12x Sandhill Rustic Moth,
Loe Bar - Adrian Spalding, Lee Slaughter, Keith Wilson, Alan May, Frank Johns and  Rowena Castillo Nicholls

23 August 2016

2x Grayling, 4++ Painted Lady, 20++ Red Admiral, 1x Peacock, 2++ Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Meadow Brown, 5++ very fresh male Brimstone, several Dragonflies and an Adder,
St Newlyn Downs - Debi Philips
 
9 August 2016

40x Purple Hairstreaks populating just three trees,
De Lank south side of the river - Iris and Dave Conway
 
6 August 2016

40++ Meadow Brown, 30++ Gatekeeper, 40++ Common Blue, 3x Wall, 30++ Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 4x Dark Green Fritillary, 5x Small Copper, 3x Large White, 3x Painted Lady, 1x Small Tortoiseshell 1x Small Skipper, 15x Graying (1 mating pair), 2x Red Admiral, 2x Peacock, 3x Small White, 3x Green-veined White and 1x Grass Eggar Moth,
CBMS Fieldtrip in Kynance Cove - Leon Abbott

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary,
Kynance Cove - Ali Hales
 
July 2016

Scarlet Tiger Moth,
Trebarwith - Adrian Davey
 
31 July 2016

8x Red Admiral, 4x Silver-washed Fritillary, 2x Large White, 9x Green-veined White, 2x Meadow Brown, 1x Ringlet, 2x Speckled Wood, 2x Purple Hairstreak, 2x Small Copper, 1x Small Skipper, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Comma and 1x Brimstone, 
Pontsmill - Lee Slaughter
 
25 July 2016

Dark Green Fritillary, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper, Silver-studded Blue, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood,
​Holywell Bay - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
24 July 2016

Brimstone, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Small White, Large White, Frogs, Toads, Slow Worm, Ant's Nest, Dragonflies and Damselflies,
BBQ and Wildlife Walk at Trelusback Farm - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls

23 July 2016

6x Grayling (including 1 mating pair), 2x Red Admiral, 1x Peacock, 1x Large Skipper, 2x Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown and Ringlet,
CBMS Fieldtrip in Treslea Downs - Robbie Robinson

19 July 2016

100++ Silver-washed Fritillary, 4x Speckled Wood, 50++ Ringlet, 50++ Meadow Brown, 40++ Gatekeeper, 2x Red Admiral, 2x Large White, 6x Green-veined  White, 3x Large Skipper, 1x Small Skipper, 1x Peacock, 1x Comma and 1x Brimstone,
Cabilla Woods - Dave Conway, Dave Spencer and Alan 
 
30++ Silver-studded Blue, 2x Grayling, 6x Small Skipper, 10x Gatekeeper, 30++ Meadow Brown, 1x Painted Lady, 1x Red Admiral,  40++ Silver Y Moth and 3x Shaded Broad Bar,
Ennys Zawn near Pendeen - Lol and Helen
 
17 July 2016

2x Common Blue, 20++ Meadow Brown, 2x Ringlet, 20++ Gatekeeper, 4x Small Skipper, 10x Small Heath, 1x first of year Grayling, 30++ Silver-studded Blue, 20++ Pyralid Moth, Synaphe Punctalis,  5 and 6 Spot Burnet Moth and 1x HBH Moth,
Porthgwarra, Hella Point Rock area and Porth Loe area - Lol, Helen, Frank, Bernard, F.W. and E.H.
 
16 July 2016

60x Silver-washed Fritillary(with several mating flights of 2,4 and 6 individuals), 40x Meadow Brown, 60x Ringlet, 9x Speckled Wood, 11x Comma, 8x Small Skipper, 7x Gatekeeper, 6x White sp, 4x Brimstone,1x Red Admiral, 1x Purple Hairstreak, 1x Golden-ringed Dragonfly, 1x female Black-tailed Skimmer, 30x Beautiful Demoiselle and 1x Hornet,
CBMS Fieldtrip in Cabilla Woods - Dave Conway
 
14 July 2016

74x Silver-washed Fritillary (mostly males but some fresh females and a mating pair), 60x Ringlet, 57x Meadow Brown, 9x Comma, 8x Gatekeeper, 6x Speckled Wood, 2x Large Skipper, 2x Green-veined White, 1x Large White, 4x Golden-ringed Dragonfly (one laying eggs in the ochreous mine water), 2x Black-tailed Skimmer (both females), 1x Common Darter and numerous Beautiful Demoiselle,
Cabilla Woods – Dave Conway

11 July 2016

Dark Green Fritillary, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Large White and Small White,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
8 July 2016

Dark Green Fritillary, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Large White and Small White,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls

6 July 2016

6x Common Blue, 15+ Silver-studded Blue, 3x Small Skipper, 4x Large Skipper, 6x Small Copper, 2x Ringlet, 3x Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Painted Lady, 2x Small White, 20++ Small Heath, 30++ Meadow Brown, 3x Dark Green Fritillary, 1x Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 2x Speckled Wood, a pair of Five Spot Burnet Moth and 3 Choughs,
Kynance Cove - Dave Spencer, Paul Browning and Leon Abbott

5 July 2016

Dark Green Fritillary, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Large White and Small White,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
4 July 2016

7x Dark-green Fritillary, 4x Small Heath, 3x Small Copper, 2x Common Blue, 2x Large White, 3x Large Skipper, 2x Small Skipper, 2x Speckled Wood, 10++ Painted Lady, 10++ Ringlet, 10++ Gatekeeper and 10++ Meadow Brown,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
28 June 2016

2x Small Heath, 5x Silver Studded Blue, 2x Painted Lady, 6x Meadow Brown and 3x Large Skipper,
Holywell Bay - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
27 June 2016

2x Dark Green Fritillary, 3x Small Heath, 10++ Silver Studded Blue, 1x Painted Lady, 4x Meadow Brown and 2x Large Skipper,
Holywell Bay - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob NichollS

23 June 2016

Common Blue, Small Heath, Painted Lady, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
21 June 2016

Common Blue, Painted Lady, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
18 June 2016

Wall, Painted Lady, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
16 June 2016

Painted Lady, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
14 June 2016

Painted Lady, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
12 June 2016

2x Painted Lady, 1x Small Heath, 5x Common Blue and 3x Speckled Wood,
Holywell Bay - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
7 June 2016

10++ Painted Lady, 1x Wall and 2x Speckled Wood,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
6 June 2016

50++ Heath Fritillary plus 2x aberrations, 2x Large Skipper, 1x Meadow Brown, 10++ Speckled Wood, 2x Brimstone, 1x Painted Lady, 1x Large White, 1x Small White and 1x Common Blue,
Greenscoombe Woods - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
5 June 2016
 
4x Red Admiral, 6x Speckled Wood, 3x Large White, 1x Small White and 1x Orange Tip,
St Anthony Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
3 June 2016

30++ Heath Fritillary, 1x Large Skipper, 2x Meadow Brown, 8 Speckled Wood, 3x Brimstone, 2x Large White, 1x Small White and 2x Common Blue,
Greenscoombe Woods - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
30 May 2016

Marsh Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Copper, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Orange Tip, Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Emperor Moth, Micropterix calthella, Mother Shipton, Small Red Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Centipede, Bee Fly, Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa, Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris, Frogs and a lot more...,
CBMS Fieldtrip in Breney Common - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls

29 May 2016

The Spectacle Moth,
St Austell - Nigel Carter
 
10++ Painted Lady, 3xWall and 5x Speckled Wood,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
28 May 2016

8x Painted Lady, 2xWall, 4x Speckled Wood and 1x Red Admiral,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
25 May 2016

5x Painted Lady, 3xWall, 8x Speckled Wood and 2x Large White,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
24 May 2016

12x Dingy Skipper, 5x Common Blue, 3x Small Copper and 1x Green-veined White,
St Austell Quarry - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
23 May 2016

1x Lammergeier (bearded vulture), 7x Marsh Fritillary, 4x Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 2x Small Copper, 3x Common Blue, 5x Small Heath, 2x Read Admiral, 2x Peacock, 2x Small Tortoiseshell, 3x Orange Tip, 6x Large White, 4x Small White, 2x Green-veined White, 4x Brimstone and 8x Speckled Wood,
Breney Common - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls

3x Dingy Skipper, 2x Large White, 1x Small White and 1x Orange Tip,
Goss Moor - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
2x Painted Lady and 5x Wall,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls

22 May 2016

1x Painted Lady and 2x Wall,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
16 May 2016

2x Grizzled Skipper, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 5x Speckled Wood, 2x Orange Tip, 3x Green-veined White, 5x Large White, 2x Small White, 1x Wall, 1x Red Admiral and 1x Peacock,
Perran Sands - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
15 May 2016

14x Pearl-bordered Fritillary in 2 different areas, 2x Small Coppers, 3x Brimstones, 4x Peacocks and several Green-veined White,
De Lank Quarry/Pendrift Downs area near St Breward -  Lee Slaughter, Lisa Slaughter, Robert and Michael
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1x Peacock, 1x Red Admiral, 3x Painted Lady, 2x Comma, 1x Green Hairstreak, 3x Wall and 1x Speckled Wood,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls

12 May 2016

2x Painted Lady 2x Comma and 3x Wall,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
11 May 2016

2x Comma and 1x Wall,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
10 May 2016

1x Comma and 2x Wall,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
8 May 2016

1x Painted Lady and 1x Wall,
Kiberick and Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
6 May 2016

1x Peacock, 1x Wall, 1x Large White and 1x Small White,
Holywell Bay - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
 
25 April 2016

8x Pearl-bordered Fritillaries (6x female and 2x male),
Struddicks (South West Coast Path in Looe) - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls

30 March 2016

Ringlet,
Par Beach - Mark Whittaker‎
 
28 January 2016

Painted Lady,
Lizard Village - K Dalziel and J Hawkey

25 March 2016

2x Brimstone and 2x Comma,
Pontsmill  - Lee Slaughter

22 January 2016

Peacock,
Cot Valley - Kate Dalziel 
 
8 January 2016

Painted Lady,
Trelissick Gardens – friends of  John Chapple
 
Painted Lady,
Rospannel Farm - Bernard Hocking
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  • GETTING INVOLVED
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    • 2020 Spring & Summer Butterfly Fieldtrips & Moth Evenings
    • 2019 Spring & Summer Butterfly Fieldtrips & Moth Evenings
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  • SIGHTINGS
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