2017 SIGHTINGS
Sunday, 29 October 2017
ATTENTION: A soft Banana or two has extended our enjoyment of the butterfly season. The white ‘table’ also works without bananas as Red Admirals like to rest on white surfaces, probably reflecting some heat. We have had up to 5 Red Admirals and 2 Commas at one time. Commas seem to have done well this season, we have rarely seen them in the garden before. - Laurie and Helen Oakes
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
11++ Bloxworth Snout moth, disturbed from timber store, amongst cobwebs and dust. ID confirmed by Frank Johns. Moth trap run overnight in timber store proved their reluctance to ‘come to light’, none caught. Rare migrant until 1990s when small numbers found to be resident in Devon and other South coast counties. Recently small numbers in Cornwall, Buryas Bridge near Penzance - Lol and Helen Oakes
Friday, 6 October 2017
Clouded Yellow, Comma, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White and Wall, Portloe – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Clouded Yellow, Large White, Red Admiral Small Copper, Small White and Wall, Portholland – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
6x Wall, 4x Small White, 5x Red Admiral, 2x Peacock, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Comma, 4x Small Copper and 1x Speckled Wood, Trevose Head - Leon Abbott.
Small Copper, Peacock, Comma, Speckled Woods, Small White, Large Whites and Small Tortoiseshell, Pollard Area, SW69026 - Patrick Poland
Thursday, 5 October 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Davidstow Airfield – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper and Small White, Crowdy Reservoir – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Gannel, Newquay – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Clouded Yellow, Comma, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Portholland – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Caerhays – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Boswinger – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Comma, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Lamledra – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Small White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Small Copper, 25x Red Admiral, 10x Speckled Wood, 5x Peacock, 2x Comma, 2x Painted Lady, 1x Wall and Large White, Rospannel Farm - Bernard Hocking
12x Red Admiral, 20++ Peacock 20, 4x Small Tortoiseshell, 19x Clouded Yellow (1x Helice), 16x Small Copper, 1x Painted Lady, 2x Wall, 2x Small White, 1x Large White and 1x Speckled Wood, Porthgwarra to Nanjizal Bay - Leon Abbott
Monday, 2 October 2017
Peacock, Speckled Wood and Small White, Ruan Lanihorne – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 1 October 2017
Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Hayle Estuary – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 29 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Hayle Estuary – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Small White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Thursday, 28 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Ruan Lanihorne – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Small White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Red Admiral, Small White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
Clouded Yellow, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Hayle Estuary – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Small White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
6x Speckled Wood, 1x Brimstone, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Peacock and 2x Green Veined White, Breney Common - Leon Abbott
Monday, 25 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, St Stephen – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Several Small Copper, 2x Brimstone, Clouded Yellow, Peacock, Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell, Large Whites, Small White, Speckled Wood and Common Blue, SW690265 - Patrick Poland
14x Clouded Yellow including 2x Helice, 2x Common Blue, 3x Wall Brown, 8x Small Copper, 3x Red Admiral, 3x Peacock, 1x Painted Lady, HBHmoth, delighted to see Clouded Yellows, this ties in with several migrant moths in trap at home and at Bernard's over the weekend, Porthgwarra - Lol and Helen Oakes
7x Small Copper, 16x Small White, 6x Large White, 1x Green-veined White, 12x Peacock, 8x Red Admiral, 5x Wall, 15++ Speckled Wood and 4x Common Blue, Church Cove - Leon Abbott
5x Small Copper, 15++ Small White, 2x Large White, 9x Clouded Yellow (1 Helice), 4x Small Heath, 1x Wall, 1x Common Blue 5x Red Admiral, 2x Peacock, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Painted Lady and 1x Hummingbird Hawk moth, Rinsey Head - Leon Abbott
Sunday, 24 September 2017
1x Common Blue, 2x Small Copper, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 2x Comma, 5x Speckled Wood, 5x Red Admiral 5, 3x Silver Y, 1x Golden-ringed dragonfly, 1x Firecrest and 37 species of moth trapped over-night, Rospannel Farm - Bernard Hocking
Saturday, 23 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, St Clement – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 22 September 2017
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Lizard Peninsula – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Ruan Lanihorne – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Camel Trail – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Pendower – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Ruan Lanihorne – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 18 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Helston – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 17 September 2017
Comma, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Golant – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, St Sampson – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 16 September 2017
Clouded Yellow, Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Charlestown – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 15 September 2017
20++ Red Admiral, 2x Peacock, 5x Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Comma 1, 2x Common Blue, 2x Small Copper, 4x Large White, 4x Small White and 6x Speckled Wood, Nanquidno near St Just - Lol and Helen
Thursday, 14 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Camel Trail – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Comma, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Penhale – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Devoran – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Saturday, 2 September 2017
Comma, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Trelissick Garden – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 1 September 2017
6x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Monday, 28 August 2017
4x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Sunday, 27 August 2017
Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper and Small White, Helman Tor – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
15x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Saturday, 26 August 2016
Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Eden Project – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
White Colon larva taken on Ribwort Plantain (moth is not common in Cornwall), Loe Bar (SW645239), Helston - Phil Boggis
Friday, 25 August 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Common Blue, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper and Small White, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
20++ Speckled Wood, 2x Red Admiral, 30++ Common Blue, 50++ Meadow Brown, 2x Wall, 1x Small Copper, 1x Small Heath 1x Clouded Yellow 1x Green-veined White, 3x Small White, 1x Painted Lady, Cudden Point - Leon Abbott, Dave Spencer, and Paul Browning
Common Blue 20+ Clouded Yellow 4 Meadow Brown 6 Speckled Wood 2 Small White 7 Large White 1 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Peacock 1 Red Admiral 2 Painted Lady 2 Small Heath 1 Small Copper 3 Small P B Fritillary, Rinsey Head - Leon Abbott, Dave Spencer, and Paul Browning
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Large White, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Comma, Common Blue, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Copper and Small White, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
5x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Sunday, 20 August 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Common Blue, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Neighbour’s Garden, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Clouded Yellow, Comma, Common Blue, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Thursday, 17 August 2015
3x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
Large White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Silver-Washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Antony Garden, Torpoint – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
11x Clouded Yellow, 2x Small Pear-bordered Fritillary, 1x Speckled Wood, 2x Red Admiral, 6x Peacock, 11x Small Tortoiseshell, 15x Painted Lady, 3x Meadow Brown, 5x Gatekeeper, 50++ Grayling, 2x Wall, 50++ Common Blue, 3x Small Copper, 2x Oak Eggar moths, S W coast path Porthgwarra to Nanjizal - Leon Abbott and Dave Spencer
4x Small Copper, 4x Clouded Yellow, 2x Speckled Wood, 1x Wall, 1x Painted Lady, 10++ Red Admiral, 2x Small Tortoiseshell and several rather worn Meadow Browns in sheltered parts of Trelusback - Keith Wilson
5x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Saturday, 12 August 2017
Four-spotted footman (f) at the Penlee Gallery, Penzance - Kate Dalziel
Thursday, 10 August 2017
A warm sunny summers day, very slight breeze and with temperatures estimated at 66-68 F, 10:00 am to 13:45 pm, 9-12x Silver-washed Fritillary (one Valezena), 3x Male and 5x Female Brimstone, 2x Peacock, 1x Red Admiral, 2x Comma, 2x Large White, 3x Green-veined White, 2x Holly Blue, 1x Small Copper, 4x Specked Woods, 2x Meadow Browns plus a number of washed out ones, Cabilla Woods - Robbie Robinson
20++ Grayling, 2x Small Copper, 8x Common Blue, 4x Gatekeeper, 6x Meadown Brown, 2x Wall, Hella Point, Porthgwarra – Lol and Helen
2-3x Clouded Yellow, 8x Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, 2x Grayling, (up Gulley where Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary used to be – none), up on top level NCI area, 15++ Grayling, Polostock Zawn area - Lol & Helen
Sunday, 6 August 2017
Large White, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 5 August 2017
Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood and Small White, Lerryn – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Helman Tor – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood and Small White, Luxulyan Valley – RRowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
CBMS Fieldtrip at Kynance Cove:
15 people turned up for the Kynance Cove field trip. The weather was sunny with passing clouds (no rain) with fairly strong wind at times. The highlight of the day was a mating pair of Clouded Yellows. Butterflies and Moths seen are the following: 50++ Meadow Brown, 50++ Gatekeeper, 1x Speckled Wood, 2x Red Admiral, 2x Peacock, 1x Painted Lady, 6x Wall, 30++ Grayling 30++, 1x Small Heath, 4x Small Copper, 20++ Common Blue, 15++ Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary (2nd brood ), 2x Dark Green Fritillary, 6x Clouded Yellow 6 (1 pair en-cop), 1x Small Skipper, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Hummingbird Hawk moth, 7x Oak Eggar, 2x Silver Y and 20++ 6 Spot Burnet 20++, Kynance Cove - Leon Abbott
Friday, 4 August 2015
6x Common Blue, 1x Small Copper, 8-9 Small Pear-bordered Fritillaries 1st of 2nd generation seen and 4x Peacock, Cot Valley - Lol and Helen
1x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Tuesday, 3 August 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 31 July 2017
7x Peacock, 3x Painted Lady, 2x Red Admiral, 40++ Gatekeepers, 20++ Meadow Brown, 2x Large White, 1x Small White and 1x Hummingbird Hawk moth, Land’s End Cycle Track - John Hawkey
2x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Sunday, 30 July 2017
Brimstone, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Trewithen Garden – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Thursday, 27 July 2017
Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper and Small Heath, Penhale – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Trerice Garden – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 25 July 2017
Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell, Botallack – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 24 July 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 23 July 2017
Silver-Washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Comma, Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Glendurgan Garden – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 16 July 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at Cabilla Wood
Eleven members attended in continuous misty drizzle in warm, still conditions. But despite the adverse weather we recorded 50++ Ringlet, 30++ Meadow Brown,15x Silver-washed Fritillary,11x Small Skipper, 4x Green-veined White, 2x Brimstone, 1x Red Admiral and 1 Small Fan-foot. A Valezina was observed mating with a normal male on 8/7/2017 but did not show itself today - Dave Conway
Friday, 14 July 2017
Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Burnet Moth, Skippers, Small Copper, Common Blue and Small Heath, Whitesands Bay - Dr John Smithson
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, St Michael’s Mount – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Marsh Fritillary, Porthcurno next to the coast path – Dr John Smithson
4x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Wednesday, 12 July 2017
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Charlestown – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral and Small White, Mevagissey – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 10 July 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Wall and Small White, Tintagel – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 9 July 2017
Large White and Small White, Padstow – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Healey’s Cornish Cyder Farm – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
CBMS Fieldtrip at Penlee Battery:
200++ Marbled White, 200++ Gatekeeper, 200++ Meadow Brown, 20++ Small Skipper, 2x Large Skipper, 3x Small Copper, 2x Red Admiral, 2x Large White, 4x Small White, 4x Speckled Wood, 200++ 6 Spot Burnet moth and 8x Silver Y, Penlee Battery – Russell Hemming
CBMS Fieldtrip at Penlee Battery:
Hundreds of Marbled White (500++ at least), Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, 5x Red Admiral, 3x Speckled Wood, 3x Small Copper, 2x Comma, Large White, hundreds of 6 Spot Burnet moth, Burnet Companion moth, Silver Y moth, very common grass moth Agriphila straminella, micro-moth Agonopterix kaekeritziana, Meadow Grasshoppers, Field Grasshoppers and an unusual fly Conopid Fly Sicus ferrugineus, Penlee Battery – Malcolm Lee
Saturday, 8 July 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Lanhydrock Garden – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White and Small White, Par Beach – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 7 July 2017
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Stonehenge – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x HBHMoths, 1x Silver-studded Blue, 15x Gatekeeper, 2x Small Tortoiseshell and 10++ Meadow Brown, Kenidjack headland area - Lol and Helen
Thursday, 6 July 2017
Large White, Ringlet, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
40++ Silver-washed Fritillary, 4x Gatekeeper, 1x Red Admiral, 4x Comma, 20++ Meadow Brown, 30++ Ringlet, 1x Small Copper, 2x Holly Blue and plenty of ticks, Cabilla Woods - Lol, Helen and Frank
4x Red Admiral, 3x Comma, 2x Meadow Brown, 6x Ringlet, 3x Small White, 5x Silver-washed Fritillary, 9x Purple Hairstreak and 3x Speckled Wood 3, Pontsmill - Leon Abbott
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Large White, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
Green-veined White, Large Skipper, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral and Small White, Eden Project – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
30++ Silver-studded Blue total (all good condition males, only 3 females, these worn) 8x Small Copper, 5x Small Heath, 6x Gatekeeper, 20++ Synaphe Punctalis moth, Porthgwarra – Lol and Helen
Holly Blue and Bloxworth Snout moth, Buryas Bridge - Lol and Helen
A pair of Marbled White in action, Struddicks coast path - Sue Netherton
Sunday, 2 July 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Trerice Garden – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 1 July 2017
Peacock and Red Admiral, Pendower/Carne Beach – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Mevagissey – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White and Speckled Wood, St Just in Roseland – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
White-letter Hairstreak, Trematon (SX38458) - Graham Gordon
Monday, 26 June 2017
4x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Saturday, 24 June 2017
Large White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
8x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Monday, 19 June 2017
6x fresh Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Sunday, 18 June 2017
Large White, Orange Tip, Peacock, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Towan Beach – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
250++ Silver-studded Blue, 4x Speckled Wood, 1x Red Admiral, 20x Large Skipper, 5x Meadow Brown, 4x Ringlet , Common Blue, 1x Brown Argos, 3x Yellow Belle moth, 2x Cinnabar moth, Hairy and Dock shieldbugs, Uptown Towans - Bernard Hocking
Saturday, 17 June 2017
Speckled Wood Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Silver-studded Blue on Ox Eye Daisy, Perran Sands - Sue Netherton
Friday, 16 June 2017
Large White, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 11 June 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at Garrow Tor, Bodmin Moor:
3 members began the walk at 1030 and returned at 1430. The weather was not too good with an overcast, sky, showers,moderate SW wind and odd sunny periods. We failed to find any Marsh Fritillary but had 11x Small Heath, 1x Speckled Wood, 1x Green-veined White, 1x Common Blue, 1x Silver Y and 1x Silver Ground Carpet, Garrow Tor, Bodmin Moor - Dave Conway
Friday, 9 June 2017
Marsh Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Brimstone, Comma, Common Blue, Green-veined White, Large White, Orange Tip, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Breney Common Nature Reserve – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 10 June 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at Berry Head National Nature Reserve, Brixham, Devon
Faced with an adverse weather forecast, overcast all day till rain at 1600 and a force 4 SW wind, 9 members met at 1100 to walk to the bottom of the quarry to find our first Small Blue by 1130. Things began to improve as the sun came out at 11:45 lasting till 1300 and the wind dropped to a force 1-2. We found another 9x Small Blue, 1x Common Blue, 1x Dingy Skipper, 1x male Large Skipper, 4x Red Admiral, 1x Painted Lady, 1x Green-veined White, 1x Meadow Brown, 1x Cream-spot Tiger, 1x Cinnabar, 1x Burnet, 4x Humming-bird Hawk and 1x L-album Wainscot as well as 20++ Bee Orchid and 100++ Pyramidal Orchid. The visit finished at 1415 and we soon caught up with the approaching rain a few miles down the road. The warden was most helpful with site information which made this visit so successful, Berry Head, Devon - Dave Conway
Friday, 9 June 2017
12++ Silver-studded Blue male, 1x female Brown Argus, 1x Painted Lady, 2x Speckled Wood and 3x Cream spot tigers, Uptown Towans - Kate Dalziel and John Hawkey
Sunday, 4 June 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at Greenscoombe Woods, Luckett:
8 People attended the trip . After a wet morning, the weather improved and a enjoyable afternoon was had by all . The Heath Fritillary was in abundance with an estimated count of 57, including an aberration. Richard Vulliamy, who has monitored the Woods for a large number of years, accompanied us and gave some very interesting information about butterfly species that were at one time present in the woods. He also told us about the flora and fauna . The total count for the meeting was 57x Heath Fritillary, 4x Meadow Brown, 1x Common Blue (Female), 1x Burnet Companion moth, Marsh, Lesser and Greater Butterfly Orchids and Heath Orchid, Greenscoombe Woods - Robbie Robinson
26++ Heath Fritillary with 1x aberration, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Opsibotys and Celypha lacunana, Greenscoombe Woods - Malcolm Lee
10++ Silver-studded Blue, 2x Large Skipper, 15++ Common Blue, one a beautiful blue/brown female, 1x Small Copper, 1x Speckled Wood, 6x Small Heath, 3x Green Hairstreak, 10++ Thrift Clear Wing moths to Pheromone lure, 5 and 6 Spot Burnet moths, Ennis Zawn near Pendeen lighthouse - Laurie & Helen Oakes
Saturday, 3 June 2017
Large White and Small White, Perranporth – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
20x Wood White, 8x Speckled Wood, 1x Dingy Skipper and 1x Common Blue, Quoditchmoor Plantation Devon - Leon Abbott
5x Wood White, 2x Large White, 1x Small White, 6x Green-veined White and 12x Speckled Wood 12, Halwill Junction - Leon Abbott
14x Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 3x Common Blue, 4x Red Admiral, 1x Painted Lady, 6x Speckled Wood and 1x Large White, Gwendreath - Kate Dalziel and John Hawkey
Thursday, 1 June 2017
30++ Marsh Fritillary, (3pairs), 20++ Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 3x Orange Tip, 4x Green-veined White, 1x Large White, 1x Red Admiral, 4x Brimstone, 8x Speckled Wood, 2x Common Blue, 7x Small Heath and 1x Painted Lady, Breney Common - Leon Abbott
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
4x Painted Lady, taken up residency in Russell Hemming's garden in Liskeard
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
40++ Speckled Wood, 30++ (3 pairs) Common Blue, 2x Large White, 3x Small White, 5x Green-veined White, 5x Painted Lady, 1x Red Admiral, 2x Large Skipper, Dodman Point - Leon Abbott
Monday, 29 May 2017
Painted Lady, Grampound Road allotment - Paul Miles
Sunday, 28 May 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at Fellover Brake, Tuckingmill, Breney Common:
6 members attended from 1300 - 1400 and tolerated the warm, overcast, rainy conditions to see 3x Speckled Wood, 1x egg-laying female Marsh Fritillary and 1x Silver Hook, Breney Common – Dave Conway
1x Large White and 1x Speckled Wood, Grampound Road - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 27 May 2017
1x Large White and 1x Speckled Wood, Grampound Road - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Large White and 1x Red Kite, Roche - Rob Nicholls
Friday, 26 May 2017
10x Marsh Fritillary, 8x Orange Tip, 5x Speckled Wood, 3x Green-veined White, 3x Common Blue, 2x Small Heath, 1x Large White, 1x Small Copper, 1x Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 2x Brown Silver-line, 1x Hornet, 7x Four-spotted Chaser, 1x male Broad-bodied Chaser, 20++ Azure, 2x Large Red Damselfly, 1x Small Red Damselfly and a Red Kite, 1220-1340, hot, sunny conditions with a fresh SE wind, Breney Common – Dave Conway
1x Red Admiral, 2x Large White and 1x Speckled Wood, Grampound Road - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Thursday, 25 May 2017
Marsh Fritillary, Predannack Wollas - John Foster
3x Marsh Fritillary (inc. female just emerged with crumpled wings. Flew after an hour.), 2x Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 1x Small Copper, 2x Common Blue, 2x Painted Lady, 2 Wall Brown, Six Spot Burnet caterpillar, total blue sky and full sun with F6 S/SE winds, Predannick Wollas - John Hawkey
20+ Heath Fritillary on the wing yesterday incl. possible aberration, 8x Brimstone, 1x Large White, 2x Green-veined White, 1x Red Admiral, 2x Peacock, 24c but with a Mod SE, Greenscoombe Woods - Dave Allan
22x Green Hairstreak, 10++ Common Blue, 1x Clouded Yellow, 1x Orange Tip, 7x Red Admiral, 8x Painted Lady, 1x Small Copper, 3x Wall Brown, 4x Large White, Levant coastpath to Botallack - Lol and Helen Oakes
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Hummingbird Hawk Moth, 300 metres from Truro Cathedral - Paul Miles
Sunday, 21 May 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at Fellover Brake, Tuckingmill, St. Breward:
The group of 5 members spent from 1100 to 1415, in warm,sunny conditions with a gentle SE wind, to record the following - 9x Green-veined White, 3x Speckled Wood, 2x Small Copper, 2x Painted Lady, 1x Brimstone, 2x Large White, 1x Peacock, 1x Orange Tip, 1x Holly Blue, 1x Small White, 59x Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 4x Green Tiger Beetle, 12x Brown Silverline, 23x Speckled Yellow, 1x Drinker moth caterpillar and 1x Hornet - Dave Conway
3x Small Heath between Kelsey Head and Holywell Bay - Paul and Dawn Miles
Saturday, 20 May 2017
4x Green-veined White, 2x Small Copper, 1x Large White, 2x Small White, 1x Common Blue. Orange Tip laying eggs on Jack by the Hedge, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Raven and Roe Deer, Wheal Jane - Keith Wilson and Alan May
Friday, 19 May 2017
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary and Common Blue, Cot Valley, St Just - Lol & Helen Oakes
Sunday, 14 May 2017
20++ Orange Tip, 4x Green-veined White, 4x Speckled Wood, 2x Small White, 1x Small Copper, 1x Painted Lady and a family of Stoats, Wheal Jane – Keith Wilson and Alan May
Saturday, 13 May 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at De-Lank/Pendrift Downs and Hantergantick:
8 members of CBMS visited De Lank from 1100 to 1500, in good weather with warm sunny periods and a medium SW wind. After a slow start the number of different butterflies increased with 12x Green-veined White, 6x Large White, 4x Peacock, 3x Brimstone, 2x Painted Lady, 2x Red Admiral, 1x Orange Tip, 1x Small Copper, 1x Speckled Wood, 1x Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary and 35++ Pearl-bordered Fritillary. The “Pearls” put on an excellent show with up to 7 in view at one time, mating pairs and egg-laying females. – Dave Conway
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
11x Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Brimstone, Red Admiral and a lot more, De-Lank Quarry - Dave Conway
Monday, 8 May 2017
10++ Clouded Yellow, 5x Peacock, 3x Common Blue, 2x Small Copper, 6x Large White and 4x Small White, Seaton Beach Front - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x Brimstone, 4x Peacock, 2x Red Admiral, 10x Large White and 7x Small White, along the road from Grampound Road to Seaton - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
28x Pearl Bordered Fritillary, 2x Peacocks, 2x Large White, 1x Speckled Wood, 1x Brimstone and several Speckled Yellow moths, Fellover Brake - Malcolm Lee
2x Orange Tip, 2x Green Hairstreak, 1x Pearl Bordered Fritillary, 3x Speckled Wood, 1x Peacock, 3x Large White, 1x Small Copper and 1x Red Admiral, coast path near St Keverne - Rosie Hadden
Sunday, 7 May 2017
10++ Grizzled Skipper (1x full tara aberration and 4x half tara aberration), 10++ male and female Orange Tip ,8x Wall, 5x Speckled Wood, 4x Peacock, 2x Red Admiral, 6x Green-veined White, 4x Large White and 2x Small White plus a few Whitethroat - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Goss Moor (St Dennis Junction) hoping to 1x Small Copper, 2x Holly Blue, 5x Orange Tip, 1x Green-veind White, 3x Large White, 5x Small White, 1x Red Admiral and 1x Small Tortoiseshell, Goss Moor (St Dennis Junction) - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
5x Peacock, 3x Red Admiral, 10++ Large White and 10++ Small White, along the road from Grampound Road to Penhale to Goss Moor - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
10++ Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 1x Clouded Yellow, 1x Peacock, 2x Large White, 2x Holly Blue, 3x Orange Tip, 1x Green-veined White and 2x Speckled Yellow moth, Minadew Breaks - David Allan
Green Hairstreak, Small Heath, 4x Small Copper, 3x Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, very tattered and faded Peacock, Speckled Wood, a "blue" and a "white, plus the small moth P cingulata and a beautiful full grown Garden tiger larva, Gwynver near Sennen - Bernard Hocking
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
5x Brimstone, 3x Orange Tip, 1x Small White, 1x Speckled Wood, 1x Red Admiral and 1x Peacock, Cabilla Woods - Russel Hemmings
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
40++ Speckled Wood, 20++ Holly Blue, 15x Green Hairstreak (some worn), 3x Wall, 2x Large White, 3x Small White, 1x Green-veined White, 6x Small Copper, 7x Peacock and 5x Orange Tip 5, Lantivet Bay South Coast - Leon Abbott
Saturday, 29 April 2017
14x Orange Tip 14 (2 females), 2x Green Veined White, 1x Large White, Breney Common - Leon Abbott
1x Dingy Skipper, Clay Country site - Leon Abbott
Friday, 28 April 2017
1x Grizzled Skipper, 3x Speckled Wood, 1x Orange Tip (m), 2x Small White and 1x Wall Brown, Penhale - Kate Dalziel and J Hawkey
Thursday, 27 April 2017
1x Small Copper, Trelusback Farm - Keith Wilson
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
8x Clouded Yellow, 2x Peacock, 1x Speckled Wood, 3x Orange Tip, 2x Large White, 1x Green-veined White, 2x Small Copper and 1x Holly Blue, Seaton - Russel Hemmings
Monday, 24 April 2017
1x Orange Tip, 2x Small White and 1x Holly Blue, St Austell - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 23 April 2017
3x Peacock, 1x Red Admiral, 2x Comma, 1x Orange Tip, 5x Small White, 3x Large White, a pair of mating Green-veined White, 2x Speckled Wood, 2x Small Copper and 2x Holly Blue, Trebah Garden - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Brimstone and 4x Small White along the road in Perranarworthal - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Speckled Wood in our garden, Grampound Road - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
23++ Pearl-Bordered Fritillary, 1x Red Admiral, 1x Orange Tip, 25++ Holly Blue, 15++ Speckled Wood, 10++ Wall Brown, 6++ Small Copper, 1x (possible/likely) Dingy Skipper, 1x Large White, 1x Painted Lady, 1x Small White and 5x Peacock, Struddidicks, Looe - Russell Hemmings, Lee, Lisa, Robert and Michael Slaughter
10++ Pearl-Bordered Fritillary, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 10++ Speckled Wood, 15++ Holly Blue, 5x Orange Tip, 3x Wall, 2x Small Copper, 1x Red Admiral, 2x Large White, 1x Peacock, 15++ Speckled Yellow Moth, Muslin, Brown, Silver-Line and Water Carpet, Seaton (westward) - Bernard Hocking, Frank Johns, Lol and Helen Oakes
Friday, 21 April 2017
1x Grizzled Skipper and 1x Wall, Penhale Sands - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Holly Blue, St Austell - Rob Nicholls
2x Grizzled Skipper, 6x Speckled Wood, 12x Peacock, 2x Brown Argus, 1x Common Blue, 2x Small Copper, 1x Orange Tip (Female), 1x Small White and 1x Green-veined White, Penhale Sands - Leon Abbott, Paul Browning and Dave Spencer
6x Clouded Yellow and 1x Dingy Skipper, Seaton - Leon Truscott
1x Large Red Damselfly, 3x Speckled Wood and 1x Large White plus 2x Cuckoo and White Stork, Lamorna - Bernard Hocking
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
1x Peacock, 1x Red Admiral and 2x Holly Blue, St Austell - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Holly Blue, St Austell - Rob Nicholls
3x Orange Tips and 2x Holly Blue, Redlake near Lostwithiel - Lee Slaughter
2x Small White, 5x Orange Tip, 4x Speckled Wood, 1x Peacock and 1x Comma, Hidden Valley Gardens - Lee Slaughter
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
1x Holly Blue, St Austell - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 16 April, 2017
1x Comma, 30++ Holy Blue, 2x Red Admiral, 1x Painted Lady, 10++ Peacock, 4x Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 5x Small Copper, 2x Small Tortoiseshell, 10++ Speckled Wood and 10++ Wall, Struddicks, Looe - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x Brimstone, 1x Holy Blue, 1x Large White, 1x Orange Tip and 1x Small White, Lostwithiel - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 15 April 2017
2x Orange Tip, 4x Peacock, 1x Red Admiral, 2x Small White and 1x Small Tortoiseshell, Ruan Lanihorne - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 14 April 2017
1x Peacock, St Breock Downs - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x Peacock and 3x Small White, along the road in St Columb - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 9 April 2017
3x Large White, 1x Painted Lady, 1x Red Admiral, 1x Small White and 1x Wall, Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 8 April 2017
2x Wall, Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Red Admiral, Ladock - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 2 April 2017
1x Comma, 1x Painted Lady, 8x Peacock, 1x Red Admiral and 2x Small Tortoiseshell, Penhale MOD - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 27 March 2017
15x Peacock, 1x Red Admiral and 2x Small Tortoiseshell, Penpol Creek - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x Peacock and 1x Small Tortoiseshell, Kestle Mill, Newquay - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Holy Blue, 1x Peacock and 1x Small Tortoiseshell, The Lost Gardens of Heligan - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 26 March 2017
10++ Comma, 15++ Peacock, 1x Red Admiral, 3x Small Tortoiseshell and 1x Speckled Wood, Ruan Lanihorne - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x Peacock, along the road in St Michael Penkivel - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Red Admiral and 1x Small Tortoiseshell, Gannel Estuary carpark - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Small Tortoiseshell, Penhale MOD - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 25 March 2017
1x Peacock and 1x Red Admiral, St Austell - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x fresh male Brimstone, Newlyn Downs, St Newlyn East - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Small Tortoiseshell, Penhale MOD - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 20 March 2017
1x Small Tortoiseshell and 1x Small White, Hayle Estuary - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 19 March 2017
1x Red Admiral, Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Peacock, Roman Catholic Church, Our Lady Star of the Sea and Saint Anthony in St Mawes - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Hoopoe, Sea View International Holiday Park - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 18 March 2017
1x Hoopoe, Sea View International Holiday Park - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 13 March 2017
1x Small Tortoiseshell, Penhale MOD - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 12 March 2017
1x Peacock, coastal footpath between Levant Mine and Botallack - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 24 February 2017
1x Red Admiral, Rospannel Farm - Bernard Hocking
Saturday, 18 February 2017
2x Peacock, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, Penlee Point near Cawsand - Dave Allan
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
1x Peacock, Penlee Battery near Rame Head – Dave Allan
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
1x Peacock, coastal footpath between Levant Mine and Botallack - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Red Admiral, Bodmin (from their garden) - Dave and Iris Conway
Sunday, 2 January 2017
1x Peacock, coastal footpath between Levant Mine and Botallack - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
ATTENTION: A soft Banana or two has extended our enjoyment of the butterfly season. The white ‘table’ also works without bananas as Red Admirals like to rest on white surfaces, probably reflecting some heat. We have had up to 5 Red Admirals and 2 Commas at one time. Commas seem to have done well this season, we have rarely seen them in the garden before. - Laurie and Helen Oakes
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
11++ Bloxworth Snout moth, disturbed from timber store, amongst cobwebs and dust. ID confirmed by Frank Johns. Moth trap run overnight in timber store proved their reluctance to ‘come to light’, none caught. Rare migrant until 1990s when small numbers found to be resident in Devon and other South coast counties. Recently small numbers in Cornwall, Buryas Bridge near Penzance - Lol and Helen Oakes
Friday, 6 October 2017
Clouded Yellow, Comma, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White and Wall, Portloe – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Clouded Yellow, Large White, Red Admiral Small Copper, Small White and Wall, Portholland – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
6x Wall, 4x Small White, 5x Red Admiral, 2x Peacock, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Comma, 4x Small Copper and 1x Speckled Wood, Trevose Head - Leon Abbott.
Small Copper, Peacock, Comma, Speckled Woods, Small White, Large Whites and Small Tortoiseshell, Pollard Area, SW69026 - Patrick Poland
Thursday, 5 October 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Davidstow Airfield – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper and Small White, Crowdy Reservoir – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Gannel, Newquay – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Clouded Yellow, Comma, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Portholland – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Caerhays – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Boswinger – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Comma, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Lamledra – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Small White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Small Copper, 25x Red Admiral, 10x Speckled Wood, 5x Peacock, 2x Comma, 2x Painted Lady, 1x Wall and Large White, Rospannel Farm - Bernard Hocking
12x Red Admiral, 20++ Peacock 20, 4x Small Tortoiseshell, 19x Clouded Yellow (1x Helice), 16x Small Copper, 1x Painted Lady, 2x Wall, 2x Small White, 1x Large White and 1x Speckled Wood, Porthgwarra to Nanjizal Bay - Leon Abbott
Monday, 2 October 2017
Peacock, Speckled Wood and Small White, Ruan Lanihorne – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 1 October 2017
Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Hayle Estuary – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 29 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Hayle Estuary – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Small White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Thursday, 28 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Ruan Lanihorne – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Small White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Red Admiral, Small White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
Clouded Yellow, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Hayle Estuary – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Small White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
6x Speckled Wood, 1x Brimstone, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Peacock and 2x Green Veined White, Breney Common - Leon Abbott
Monday, 25 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, St Stephen – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Several Small Copper, 2x Brimstone, Clouded Yellow, Peacock, Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell, Large Whites, Small White, Speckled Wood and Common Blue, SW690265 - Patrick Poland
14x Clouded Yellow including 2x Helice, 2x Common Blue, 3x Wall Brown, 8x Small Copper, 3x Red Admiral, 3x Peacock, 1x Painted Lady, HBHmoth, delighted to see Clouded Yellows, this ties in with several migrant moths in trap at home and at Bernard's over the weekend, Porthgwarra - Lol and Helen Oakes
7x Small Copper, 16x Small White, 6x Large White, 1x Green-veined White, 12x Peacock, 8x Red Admiral, 5x Wall, 15++ Speckled Wood and 4x Common Blue, Church Cove - Leon Abbott
5x Small Copper, 15++ Small White, 2x Large White, 9x Clouded Yellow (1 Helice), 4x Small Heath, 1x Wall, 1x Common Blue 5x Red Admiral, 2x Peacock, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Painted Lady and 1x Hummingbird Hawk moth, Rinsey Head - Leon Abbott
Sunday, 24 September 2017
1x Common Blue, 2x Small Copper, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 2x Comma, 5x Speckled Wood, 5x Red Admiral 5, 3x Silver Y, 1x Golden-ringed dragonfly, 1x Firecrest and 37 species of moth trapped over-night, Rospannel Farm - Bernard Hocking
Saturday, 23 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, St Clement – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 22 September 2017
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Lizard Peninsula – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Ruan Lanihorne – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Camel Trail – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Pendower – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Ruan Lanihorne – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 18 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Helston – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 17 September 2017
Comma, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Golant – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, St Sampson – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 16 September 2017
Clouded Yellow, Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Charlestown – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 15 September 2017
20++ Red Admiral, 2x Peacock, 5x Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Comma 1, 2x Common Blue, 2x Small Copper, 4x Large White, 4x Small White and 6x Speckled Wood, Nanquidno near St Just - Lol and Helen
Thursday, 14 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Camel Trail – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Comma, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Penhale – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Devoran – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Saturday, 2 September 2017
Comma, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Trelissick Garden – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 1 September 2017
6x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Monday, 28 August 2017
4x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Sunday, 27 August 2017
Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper and Small White, Helman Tor – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
15x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Saturday, 26 August 2016
Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Eden Project – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
White Colon larva taken on Ribwort Plantain (moth is not common in Cornwall), Loe Bar (SW645239), Helston - Phil Boggis
Friday, 25 August 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Common Blue, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper and Small White, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
20++ Speckled Wood, 2x Red Admiral, 30++ Common Blue, 50++ Meadow Brown, 2x Wall, 1x Small Copper, 1x Small Heath 1x Clouded Yellow 1x Green-veined White, 3x Small White, 1x Painted Lady, Cudden Point - Leon Abbott, Dave Spencer, and Paul Browning
Common Blue 20+ Clouded Yellow 4 Meadow Brown 6 Speckled Wood 2 Small White 7 Large White 1 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Peacock 1 Red Admiral 2 Painted Lady 2 Small Heath 1 Small Copper 3 Small P B Fritillary, Rinsey Head - Leon Abbott, Dave Spencer, and Paul Browning
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Large White, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Comma, Common Blue, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Copper and Small White, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
5x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Sunday, 20 August 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Common Blue, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Neighbour’s Garden, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Clouded Yellow, Comma, Common Blue, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Thursday, 17 August 2015
3x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
Large White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Silver-Washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Antony Garden, Torpoint – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
11x Clouded Yellow, 2x Small Pear-bordered Fritillary, 1x Speckled Wood, 2x Red Admiral, 6x Peacock, 11x Small Tortoiseshell, 15x Painted Lady, 3x Meadow Brown, 5x Gatekeeper, 50++ Grayling, 2x Wall, 50++ Common Blue, 3x Small Copper, 2x Oak Eggar moths, S W coast path Porthgwarra to Nanjizal - Leon Abbott and Dave Spencer
4x Small Copper, 4x Clouded Yellow, 2x Speckled Wood, 1x Wall, 1x Painted Lady, 10++ Red Admiral, 2x Small Tortoiseshell and several rather worn Meadow Browns in sheltered parts of Trelusback - Keith Wilson
5x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Saturday, 12 August 2017
Four-spotted footman (f) at the Penlee Gallery, Penzance - Kate Dalziel
Thursday, 10 August 2017
A warm sunny summers day, very slight breeze and with temperatures estimated at 66-68 F, 10:00 am to 13:45 pm, 9-12x Silver-washed Fritillary (one Valezena), 3x Male and 5x Female Brimstone, 2x Peacock, 1x Red Admiral, 2x Comma, 2x Large White, 3x Green-veined White, 2x Holly Blue, 1x Small Copper, 4x Specked Woods, 2x Meadow Browns plus a number of washed out ones, Cabilla Woods - Robbie Robinson
20++ Grayling, 2x Small Copper, 8x Common Blue, 4x Gatekeeper, 6x Meadown Brown, 2x Wall, Hella Point, Porthgwarra – Lol and Helen
2-3x Clouded Yellow, 8x Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, 2x Grayling, (up Gulley where Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary used to be – none), up on top level NCI area, 15++ Grayling, Polostock Zawn area - Lol & Helen
Sunday, 6 August 2017
Large White, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 5 August 2017
Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood and Small White, Lerryn – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Helman Tor – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood and Small White, Luxulyan Valley – RRowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
CBMS Fieldtrip at Kynance Cove:
15 people turned up for the Kynance Cove field trip. The weather was sunny with passing clouds (no rain) with fairly strong wind at times. The highlight of the day was a mating pair of Clouded Yellows. Butterflies and Moths seen are the following: 50++ Meadow Brown, 50++ Gatekeeper, 1x Speckled Wood, 2x Red Admiral, 2x Peacock, 1x Painted Lady, 6x Wall, 30++ Grayling 30++, 1x Small Heath, 4x Small Copper, 20++ Common Blue, 15++ Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary (2nd brood ), 2x Dark Green Fritillary, 6x Clouded Yellow 6 (1 pair en-cop), 1x Small Skipper, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Hummingbird Hawk moth, 7x Oak Eggar, 2x Silver Y and 20++ 6 Spot Burnet 20++, Kynance Cove - Leon Abbott
Friday, 4 August 2015
6x Common Blue, 1x Small Copper, 8-9 Small Pear-bordered Fritillaries 1st of 2nd generation seen and 4x Peacock, Cot Valley - Lol and Helen
1x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Tuesday, 3 August 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 31 July 2017
7x Peacock, 3x Painted Lady, 2x Red Admiral, 40++ Gatekeepers, 20++ Meadow Brown, 2x Large White, 1x Small White and 1x Hummingbird Hawk moth, Land’s End Cycle Track - John Hawkey
2x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Sunday, 30 July 2017
Brimstone, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Trewithen Garden – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Thursday, 27 July 2017
Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper and Small Heath, Penhale – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Trerice Garden – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 25 July 2017
Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell, Botallack – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 24 July 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 23 July 2017
Silver-Washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Comma, Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Glendurgan Garden – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 16 July 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at Cabilla Wood
Eleven members attended in continuous misty drizzle in warm, still conditions. But despite the adverse weather we recorded 50++ Ringlet, 30++ Meadow Brown,15x Silver-washed Fritillary,11x Small Skipper, 4x Green-veined White, 2x Brimstone, 1x Red Admiral and 1 Small Fan-foot. A Valezina was observed mating with a normal male on 8/7/2017 but did not show itself today - Dave Conway
Friday, 14 July 2017
Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Burnet Moth, Skippers, Small Copper, Common Blue and Small Heath, Whitesands Bay - Dr John Smithson
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Wall, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, St Michael’s Mount – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Marsh Fritillary, Porthcurno next to the coast path – Dr John Smithson
4x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Wednesday, 12 July 2017
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Charlestown – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral and Small White, Mevagissey – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 10 July 2017
Large White, Red Admiral, Wall and Small White, Tintagel – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 9 July 2017
Large White and Small White, Padstow – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Healey’s Cornish Cyder Farm – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
CBMS Fieldtrip at Penlee Battery:
200++ Marbled White, 200++ Gatekeeper, 200++ Meadow Brown, 20++ Small Skipper, 2x Large Skipper, 3x Small Copper, 2x Red Admiral, 2x Large White, 4x Small White, 4x Speckled Wood, 200++ 6 Spot Burnet moth and 8x Silver Y, Penlee Battery – Russell Hemming
CBMS Fieldtrip at Penlee Battery:
Hundreds of Marbled White (500++ at least), Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, 5x Red Admiral, 3x Speckled Wood, 3x Small Copper, 2x Comma, Large White, hundreds of 6 Spot Burnet moth, Burnet Companion moth, Silver Y moth, very common grass moth Agriphila straminella, micro-moth Agonopterix kaekeritziana, Meadow Grasshoppers, Field Grasshoppers and an unusual fly Conopid Fly Sicus ferrugineus, Penlee Battery – Malcolm Lee
Saturday, 8 July 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Lanhydrock Garden – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White and Small White, Par Beach – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 7 July 2017
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Stonehenge – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x HBHMoths, 1x Silver-studded Blue, 15x Gatekeeper, 2x Small Tortoiseshell and 10++ Meadow Brown, Kenidjack headland area - Lol and Helen
Thursday, 6 July 2017
Large White, Ringlet, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
40++ Silver-washed Fritillary, 4x Gatekeeper, 1x Red Admiral, 4x Comma, 20++ Meadow Brown, 30++ Ringlet, 1x Small Copper, 2x Holly Blue and plenty of ticks, Cabilla Woods - Lol, Helen and Frank
4x Red Admiral, 3x Comma, 2x Meadow Brown, 6x Ringlet, 3x Small White, 5x Silver-washed Fritillary, 9x Purple Hairstreak and 3x Speckled Wood 3, Pontsmill - Leon Abbott
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Large White, Speckled Wood and Small White, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
Green-veined White, Large Skipper, Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral and Small White, Eden Project – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
30++ Silver-studded Blue total (all good condition males, only 3 females, these worn) 8x Small Copper, 5x Small Heath, 6x Gatekeeper, 20++ Synaphe Punctalis moth, Porthgwarra – Lol and Helen
Holly Blue and Bloxworth Snout moth, Buryas Bridge - Lol and Helen
A pair of Marbled White in action, Struddicks coast path - Sue Netherton
Sunday, 2 July 2017
Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Trerice Garden – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 1 July 2017
Peacock and Red Admiral, Pendower/Carne Beach – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White, Red Admiral and Small White, Mevagissey – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Large White and Speckled Wood, St Just in Roseland – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
White-letter Hairstreak, Trematon (SX38458) - Graham Gordon
Monday, 26 June 2017
4x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Saturday, 24 June 2017
Large White and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
8x Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Monday, 19 June 2017
6x fresh Clouded Yellow, Seaton - Leon Truscott
Sunday, 18 June 2017
Large White, Orange Tip, Peacock, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and Small White, Towan Beach – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
250++ Silver-studded Blue, 4x Speckled Wood, 1x Red Admiral, 20x Large Skipper, 5x Meadow Brown, 4x Ringlet , Common Blue, 1x Brown Argos, 3x Yellow Belle moth, 2x Cinnabar moth, Hairy and Dock shieldbugs, Uptown Towans - Bernard Hocking
Saturday, 17 June 2017
Speckled Wood Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Silver-studded Blue on Ox Eye Daisy, Perran Sands - Sue Netherton
Friday, 16 June 2017
Large White, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood, Garden at Home, Grampound Road – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 11 June 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at Garrow Tor, Bodmin Moor:
3 members began the walk at 1030 and returned at 1430. The weather was not too good with an overcast, sky, showers,moderate SW wind and odd sunny periods. We failed to find any Marsh Fritillary but had 11x Small Heath, 1x Speckled Wood, 1x Green-veined White, 1x Common Blue, 1x Silver Y and 1x Silver Ground Carpet, Garrow Tor, Bodmin Moor - Dave Conway
Friday, 9 June 2017
Marsh Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Brimstone, Comma, Common Blue, Green-veined White, Large White, Orange Tip, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell and Small White, Breney Common Nature Reserve – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 10 June 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at Berry Head National Nature Reserve, Brixham, Devon
Faced with an adverse weather forecast, overcast all day till rain at 1600 and a force 4 SW wind, 9 members met at 1100 to walk to the bottom of the quarry to find our first Small Blue by 1130. Things began to improve as the sun came out at 11:45 lasting till 1300 and the wind dropped to a force 1-2. We found another 9x Small Blue, 1x Common Blue, 1x Dingy Skipper, 1x male Large Skipper, 4x Red Admiral, 1x Painted Lady, 1x Green-veined White, 1x Meadow Brown, 1x Cream-spot Tiger, 1x Cinnabar, 1x Burnet, 4x Humming-bird Hawk and 1x L-album Wainscot as well as 20++ Bee Orchid and 100++ Pyramidal Orchid. The visit finished at 1415 and we soon caught up with the approaching rain a few miles down the road. The warden was most helpful with site information which made this visit so successful, Berry Head, Devon - Dave Conway
Friday, 9 June 2017
12++ Silver-studded Blue male, 1x female Brown Argus, 1x Painted Lady, 2x Speckled Wood and 3x Cream spot tigers, Uptown Towans - Kate Dalziel and John Hawkey
Sunday, 4 June 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at Greenscoombe Woods, Luckett:
8 People attended the trip . After a wet morning, the weather improved and a enjoyable afternoon was had by all . The Heath Fritillary was in abundance with an estimated count of 57, including an aberration. Richard Vulliamy, who has monitored the Woods for a large number of years, accompanied us and gave some very interesting information about butterfly species that were at one time present in the woods. He also told us about the flora and fauna . The total count for the meeting was 57x Heath Fritillary, 4x Meadow Brown, 1x Common Blue (Female), 1x Burnet Companion moth, Marsh, Lesser and Greater Butterfly Orchids and Heath Orchid, Greenscoombe Woods - Robbie Robinson
26++ Heath Fritillary with 1x aberration, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Opsibotys and Celypha lacunana, Greenscoombe Woods - Malcolm Lee
10++ Silver-studded Blue, 2x Large Skipper, 15++ Common Blue, one a beautiful blue/brown female, 1x Small Copper, 1x Speckled Wood, 6x Small Heath, 3x Green Hairstreak, 10++ Thrift Clear Wing moths to Pheromone lure, 5 and 6 Spot Burnet moths, Ennis Zawn near Pendeen lighthouse - Laurie & Helen Oakes
Saturday, 3 June 2017
Large White and Small White, Perranporth – Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
20x Wood White, 8x Speckled Wood, 1x Dingy Skipper and 1x Common Blue, Quoditchmoor Plantation Devon - Leon Abbott
5x Wood White, 2x Large White, 1x Small White, 6x Green-veined White and 12x Speckled Wood 12, Halwill Junction - Leon Abbott
14x Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 3x Common Blue, 4x Red Admiral, 1x Painted Lady, 6x Speckled Wood and 1x Large White, Gwendreath - Kate Dalziel and John Hawkey
Thursday, 1 June 2017
30++ Marsh Fritillary, (3pairs), 20++ Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 3x Orange Tip, 4x Green-veined White, 1x Large White, 1x Red Admiral, 4x Brimstone, 8x Speckled Wood, 2x Common Blue, 7x Small Heath and 1x Painted Lady, Breney Common - Leon Abbott
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
4x Painted Lady, taken up residency in Russell Hemming's garden in Liskeard
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
40++ Speckled Wood, 30++ (3 pairs) Common Blue, 2x Large White, 3x Small White, 5x Green-veined White, 5x Painted Lady, 1x Red Admiral, 2x Large Skipper, Dodman Point - Leon Abbott
Monday, 29 May 2017
Painted Lady, Grampound Road allotment - Paul Miles
Sunday, 28 May 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at Fellover Brake, Tuckingmill, Breney Common:
6 members attended from 1300 - 1400 and tolerated the warm, overcast, rainy conditions to see 3x Speckled Wood, 1x egg-laying female Marsh Fritillary and 1x Silver Hook, Breney Common – Dave Conway
1x Large White and 1x Speckled Wood, Grampound Road - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 27 May 2017
1x Large White and 1x Speckled Wood, Grampound Road - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Large White and 1x Red Kite, Roche - Rob Nicholls
Friday, 26 May 2017
10x Marsh Fritillary, 8x Orange Tip, 5x Speckled Wood, 3x Green-veined White, 3x Common Blue, 2x Small Heath, 1x Large White, 1x Small Copper, 1x Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 2x Brown Silver-line, 1x Hornet, 7x Four-spotted Chaser, 1x male Broad-bodied Chaser, 20++ Azure, 2x Large Red Damselfly, 1x Small Red Damselfly and a Red Kite, 1220-1340, hot, sunny conditions with a fresh SE wind, Breney Common – Dave Conway
1x Red Admiral, 2x Large White and 1x Speckled Wood, Grampound Road - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Thursday, 25 May 2017
Marsh Fritillary, Predannack Wollas - John Foster
3x Marsh Fritillary (inc. female just emerged with crumpled wings. Flew after an hour.), 2x Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 1x Small Copper, 2x Common Blue, 2x Painted Lady, 2 Wall Brown, Six Spot Burnet caterpillar, total blue sky and full sun with F6 S/SE winds, Predannick Wollas - John Hawkey
20+ Heath Fritillary on the wing yesterday incl. possible aberration, 8x Brimstone, 1x Large White, 2x Green-veined White, 1x Red Admiral, 2x Peacock, 24c but with a Mod SE, Greenscoombe Woods - Dave Allan
22x Green Hairstreak, 10++ Common Blue, 1x Clouded Yellow, 1x Orange Tip, 7x Red Admiral, 8x Painted Lady, 1x Small Copper, 3x Wall Brown, 4x Large White, Levant coastpath to Botallack - Lol and Helen Oakes
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Hummingbird Hawk Moth, 300 metres from Truro Cathedral - Paul Miles
Sunday, 21 May 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at Fellover Brake, Tuckingmill, St. Breward:
The group of 5 members spent from 1100 to 1415, in warm,sunny conditions with a gentle SE wind, to record the following - 9x Green-veined White, 3x Speckled Wood, 2x Small Copper, 2x Painted Lady, 1x Brimstone, 2x Large White, 1x Peacock, 1x Orange Tip, 1x Holly Blue, 1x Small White, 59x Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 4x Green Tiger Beetle, 12x Brown Silverline, 23x Speckled Yellow, 1x Drinker moth caterpillar and 1x Hornet - Dave Conway
3x Small Heath between Kelsey Head and Holywell Bay - Paul and Dawn Miles
Saturday, 20 May 2017
4x Green-veined White, 2x Small Copper, 1x Large White, 2x Small White, 1x Common Blue. Orange Tip laying eggs on Jack by the Hedge, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Raven and Roe Deer, Wheal Jane - Keith Wilson and Alan May
Friday, 19 May 2017
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary and Common Blue, Cot Valley, St Just - Lol & Helen Oakes
Sunday, 14 May 2017
20++ Orange Tip, 4x Green-veined White, 4x Speckled Wood, 2x Small White, 1x Small Copper, 1x Painted Lady and a family of Stoats, Wheal Jane – Keith Wilson and Alan May
Saturday, 13 May 2017
CBMS Fieldtrip at De-Lank/Pendrift Downs and Hantergantick:
8 members of CBMS visited De Lank from 1100 to 1500, in good weather with warm sunny periods and a medium SW wind. After a slow start the number of different butterflies increased with 12x Green-veined White, 6x Large White, 4x Peacock, 3x Brimstone, 2x Painted Lady, 2x Red Admiral, 1x Orange Tip, 1x Small Copper, 1x Speckled Wood, 1x Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary and 35++ Pearl-bordered Fritillary. The “Pearls” put on an excellent show with up to 7 in view at one time, mating pairs and egg-laying females. – Dave Conway
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
11x Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Brimstone, Red Admiral and a lot more, De-Lank Quarry - Dave Conway
Monday, 8 May 2017
10++ Clouded Yellow, 5x Peacock, 3x Common Blue, 2x Small Copper, 6x Large White and 4x Small White, Seaton Beach Front - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x Brimstone, 4x Peacock, 2x Red Admiral, 10x Large White and 7x Small White, along the road from Grampound Road to Seaton - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
28x Pearl Bordered Fritillary, 2x Peacocks, 2x Large White, 1x Speckled Wood, 1x Brimstone and several Speckled Yellow moths, Fellover Brake - Malcolm Lee
2x Orange Tip, 2x Green Hairstreak, 1x Pearl Bordered Fritillary, 3x Speckled Wood, 1x Peacock, 3x Large White, 1x Small Copper and 1x Red Admiral, coast path near St Keverne - Rosie Hadden
Sunday, 7 May 2017
10++ Grizzled Skipper (1x full tara aberration and 4x half tara aberration), 10++ male and female Orange Tip ,8x Wall, 5x Speckled Wood, 4x Peacock, 2x Red Admiral, 6x Green-veined White, 4x Large White and 2x Small White plus a few Whitethroat - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Goss Moor (St Dennis Junction) hoping to 1x Small Copper, 2x Holly Blue, 5x Orange Tip, 1x Green-veind White, 3x Large White, 5x Small White, 1x Red Admiral and 1x Small Tortoiseshell, Goss Moor (St Dennis Junction) - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
5x Peacock, 3x Red Admiral, 10++ Large White and 10++ Small White, along the road from Grampound Road to Penhale to Goss Moor - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
10++ Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 1x Clouded Yellow, 1x Peacock, 2x Large White, 2x Holly Blue, 3x Orange Tip, 1x Green-veined White and 2x Speckled Yellow moth, Minadew Breaks - David Allan
Green Hairstreak, Small Heath, 4x Small Copper, 3x Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, very tattered and faded Peacock, Speckled Wood, a "blue" and a "white, plus the small moth P cingulata and a beautiful full grown Garden tiger larva, Gwynver near Sennen - Bernard Hocking
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
5x Brimstone, 3x Orange Tip, 1x Small White, 1x Speckled Wood, 1x Red Admiral and 1x Peacock, Cabilla Woods - Russel Hemmings
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
40++ Speckled Wood, 20++ Holly Blue, 15x Green Hairstreak (some worn), 3x Wall, 2x Large White, 3x Small White, 1x Green-veined White, 6x Small Copper, 7x Peacock and 5x Orange Tip 5, Lantivet Bay South Coast - Leon Abbott
Saturday, 29 April 2017
14x Orange Tip 14 (2 females), 2x Green Veined White, 1x Large White, Breney Common - Leon Abbott
1x Dingy Skipper, Clay Country site - Leon Abbott
Friday, 28 April 2017
1x Grizzled Skipper, 3x Speckled Wood, 1x Orange Tip (m), 2x Small White and 1x Wall Brown, Penhale - Kate Dalziel and J Hawkey
Thursday, 27 April 2017
1x Small Copper, Trelusback Farm - Keith Wilson
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
8x Clouded Yellow, 2x Peacock, 1x Speckled Wood, 3x Orange Tip, 2x Large White, 1x Green-veined White, 2x Small Copper and 1x Holly Blue, Seaton - Russel Hemmings
Monday, 24 April 2017
1x Orange Tip, 2x Small White and 1x Holly Blue, St Austell - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 23 April 2017
3x Peacock, 1x Red Admiral, 2x Comma, 1x Orange Tip, 5x Small White, 3x Large White, a pair of mating Green-veined White, 2x Speckled Wood, 2x Small Copper and 2x Holly Blue, Trebah Garden - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Brimstone and 4x Small White along the road in Perranarworthal - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Speckled Wood in our garden, Grampound Road - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
23++ Pearl-Bordered Fritillary, 1x Red Admiral, 1x Orange Tip, 25++ Holly Blue, 15++ Speckled Wood, 10++ Wall Brown, 6++ Small Copper, 1x (possible/likely) Dingy Skipper, 1x Large White, 1x Painted Lady, 1x Small White and 5x Peacock, Struddidicks, Looe - Russell Hemmings, Lee, Lisa, Robert and Michael Slaughter
10++ Pearl-Bordered Fritillary, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 10++ Speckled Wood, 15++ Holly Blue, 5x Orange Tip, 3x Wall, 2x Small Copper, 1x Red Admiral, 2x Large White, 1x Peacock, 15++ Speckled Yellow Moth, Muslin, Brown, Silver-Line and Water Carpet, Seaton (westward) - Bernard Hocking, Frank Johns, Lol and Helen Oakes
Friday, 21 April 2017
1x Grizzled Skipper and 1x Wall, Penhale Sands - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Holly Blue, St Austell - Rob Nicholls
2x Grizzled Skipper, 6x Speckled Wood, 12x Peacock, 2x Brown Argus, 1x Common Blue, 2x Small Copper, 1x Orange Tip (Female), 1x Small White and 1x Green-veined White, Penhale Sands - Leon Abbott, Paul Browning and Dave Spencer
6x Clouded Yellow and 1x Dingy Skipper, Seaton - Leon Truscott
1x Large Red Damselfly, 3x Speckled Wood and 1x Large White plus 2x Cuckoo and White Stork, Lamorna - Bernard Hocking
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
1x Peacock, 1x Red Admiral and 2x Holly Blue, St Austell - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Holly Blue, St Austell - Rob Nicholls
3x Orange Tips and 2x Holly Blue, Redlake near Lostwithiel - Lee Slaughter
2x Small White, 5x Orange Tip, 4x Speckled Wood, 1x Peacock and 1x Comma, Hidden Valley Gardens - Lee Slaughter
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
1x Holly Blue, St Austell - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 16 April, 2017
1x Comma, 30++ Holy Blue, 2x Red Admiral, 1x Painted Lady, 10++ Peacock, 4x Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 5x Small Copper, 2x Small Tortoiseshell, 10++ Speckled Wood and 10++ Wall, Struddicks, Looe - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x Brimstone, 1x Holy Blue, 1x Large White, 1x Orange Tip and 1x Small White, Lostwithiel - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 15 April 2017
2x Orange Tip, 4x Peacock, 1x Red Admiral, 2x Small White and 1x Small Tortoiseshell, Ruan Lanihorne - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 14 April 2017
1x Peacock, St Breock Downs - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x Peacock and 3x Small White, along the road in St Columb - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 9 April 2017
3x Large White, 1x Painted Lady, 1x Red Admiral, 1x Small White and 1x Wall, Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 8 April 2017
2x Wall, Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Red Admiral, Ladock - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 2 April 2017
1x Comma, 1x Painted Lady, 8x Peacock, 1x Red Admiral and 2x Small Tortoiseshell, Penhale MOD - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 27 March 2017
15x Peacock, 1x Red Admiral and 2x Small Tortoiseshell, Penpol Creek - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x Peacock and 1x Small Tortoiseshell, Kestle Mill, Newquay - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Holy Blue, 1x Peacock and 1x Small Tortoiseshell, The Lost Gardens of Heligan - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 26 March 2017
10++ Comma, 15++ Peacock, 1x Red Admiral, 3x Small Tortoiseshell and 1x Speckled Wood, Ruan Lanihorne - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x Peacock, along the road in St Michael Penkivel - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Red Admiral and 1x Small Tortoiseshell, Gannel Estuary carpark - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Small Tortoiseshell, Penhale MOD - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 25 March 2017
1x Peacock and 1x Red Admiral, St Austell - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
2x fresh male Brimstone, Newlyn Downs, St Newlyn East - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Small Tortoiseshell, Penhale MOD - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 20 March 2017
1x Small Tortoiseshell and 1x Small White, Hayle Estuary - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 19 March 2017
1x Red Admiral, Nare Head - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Peacock, Roman Catholic Church, Our Lady Star of the Sea and Saint Anthony in St Mawes - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Hoopoe, Sea View International Holiday Park - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Saturday, 18 March 2017
1x Hoopoe, Sea View International Holiday Park - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Monday, 13 March 2017
1x Small Tortoiseshell, Penhale MOD - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Sunday, 12 March 2017
1x Peacock, coastal footpath between Levant Mine and Botallack - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Friday, 24 February 2017
1x Red Admiral, Rospannel Farm - Bernard Hocking
Saturday, 18 February 2017
2x Peacock, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, Penlee Point near Cawsand - Dave Allan
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
1x Peacock, Penlee Battery near Rame Head – Dave Allan
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
1x Peacock, coastal footpath between Levant Mine and Botallack - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
1x Red Admiral, Bodmin (from their garden) - Dave and Iris Conway
Sunday, 2 January 2017
1x Peacock, coastal footpath between Levant Mine and Botallack - Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
