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Andy Martin

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🐝 Wildlife sightings from Dorset & beyond, especially Butterflies : UKBMS Transect walker https://bsky.app/profile/helice25.bsky.social : Member BC Dorset & European Butterfly Group 🦋 https://x.com/Alexanor56?t=WHs6PrxeG-f7cOaCy9Xe1g&s=09

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Andy Martin @andos13.bsky.social · 2d

A rather small helice form of Clouded Yellow at Southbourne today. This individual had a delecate lemon flush on the wings. 😀 @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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Steve Gale @stevewg.bsky.social · 2d

Denbies Hillside, Surrey: a sign of our times - October 9th, stood in a t-shirt watching Redwings and a Brambling at the same time as this Chalkhill Blue butterfly!! It’s all over the place…

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Andy Martin @andos13.bsky.social · Sep 6

Though windy at Fontmell Down today, it was nice to see a few very fresh butterflies on the wing. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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Andy Martin @andos13.bsky.social · Aug 25

Enjoyable walk at Ulwell near Swanage at lunchtime. Good numbers of insects on the wing despite very dry conditions. Picture of very cooperative Migrant Hawker (f) 😀 @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

Andy Martin @andos13.bsky.social · Aug 12

Only 2 dedicated transect walkers👍 seen at Alners Gorse reserve at lunchtime. Temperature peaked at 33c so didn't stay long. Of note a very active lemon coloured female Clouded Yellow patrolling the meadow. 😀 @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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Chris van Swaay @chrisvanswaay.bsky.social · Aug 12

As a true climate opportunist the Short-tailed Blue (C argiades, staartblauwtje), which arrived in NL in 2009, profits from hot and dry summers caused by climate change. Numbers on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects now higher than ever.

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Butterfly Conservation Suffolk @bc-suffolk.bsky.social · Aug 3

Congratulations to William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social for realising this was a different white butterfly. Now confirmed by @chrisvanswaay.bsky.social as a Southern Small White - the first seen in England. As it is a female let's hope it has been laying eggs. @matthewberry.bsky.social

William Brame @landguardbirder.bsky.social · Aug 3

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Andy Martin @andos13.bsky.social · Jun 24

Some Copper butterfly sightings from my central European Campervan holiday so far 😎 @europebutterfly.bsky.social

Andy Martin @andos13.bsky.social · Jun 11

Visited Portland today to see the Silver-studded Blue. 8 in total, seen from 2 separate locations. Reported to @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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Butterfly Conservation (Dorset Branch) @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social · Jun 8

Wow, both White Admiral and Silver-washed Fritillary are out. Both seen at Badbury Rings on 2nd June. I assume these are records dor earliness www.dorsetbutterflies.com/2025/06/whit...

White Admiral and Silver-washed Fritillary, Badbury Rings

James tells us: I found not only a very early White Admiral BUT also a Silver-washed Fritillary in the space of about 10 minutes in a glade near to Badbury Rings on 2 June. I could not quite believ…

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Andy Martin @andos13.bsky.social · May 21

Silver-studded Blue from visit to @rspbengland.bsky.social Arne Nature Reserve yesterday.

Andy Martin @andos13.bsky.social · May 16

21c ☀️ At Ulwell this morning, Adonis Blue numbers building with more females emerging. Count recorded at @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social 😀

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Butterfly Conservation (Dorset Branch) @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social · May 11

They are coming but still rather low numbers, late May is usually when we see first big influx, if it’s going to be a good PL year

Portland Bird Observatory @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social · May 10

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More of the same today with slight encouragement being provided during the evening as noticeably warmer air arrived in tandem with a veil of...

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martinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · May 7

My first manically flying Painted Lady, presumably a migrant, seen near Corfe Castle, Dorset at 19:00. Anyone else seeing any?? I heard reports of good numbers in S Europe a few weeks ago @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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Richard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · May 8

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) on #Dartmoor yesterday

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Andy Martin @andos13.bsky.social · May 4

Its a lovely aberration Edward I observed this one in Dorset a few year's back.

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Edward Pollard @epollard.bsky.social · Apr 30

Double digits Dingy Skipper on Devil's Dyke (Newmarket) today. I've never had more than 4 before. But the highlight was this Small Copper found by Paul Fisher

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Andy Martin @andos13.bsky.social · Apr 30

Last day of April ☀️ 23c at Ulwell lots of 🦋 including a suprise Marsh Fritillary. Probable release as MF does not occur at this site.

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Andy Martin @andos13.bsky.social · Apr 17

Spent an enjoyable hour watching several Green Hairstreak this morning. It doesn't seem to matter how they settle head up or down. This one completed a full 360 😀 @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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garyh-56.bsky.social @garyh-56.bsky.social · Apr 14

No butterfly better symbolizes the arrival of spring in the British Isles than this species, the Orange-tip.
I had a great weekend watching them and saw plenty of their little orange eggs being laid on Cuckooflower.
Plus a Snake's head fritillary to boot, marvelous!
Alderholt, Dorset. 📸

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martinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · Apr 12

Duke of Burgundy reported by Matthew Oates from the other place, near Stroud in Glos, his second earliest. And it was a female!!

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Andy Martin @andos13.bsky.social · Apr 9

Green Hairstreak in a sheltered ☀️ spot at Martin Down Hampshire today. My first of the year 😀 @britishnatureguide.bsky.social

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Southbourne Seafront Transect @helice25.bsky.social · Apr 2

The signs are up on section 1 of the Southbourne transect. Many thanks once again to BCP Council for agreeing to make S1 a no mow area encouraging 🦋 to flourish 😀 @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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Andy Martin @andos13.bsky.social · Mar 30

Counted 11 Speckled Wood this afternoon at Ulwell none last week. 😀

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Butterfly Conservation Suffolk @bc-suffolk.bsky.social · Mar 29

An early Small Copper seen and photographed by Daniel Cable-Davey in Ravenswood Ipswich on Mar 29. Earlier than most years although our earliest record is Mar 20

Small Copper butterfly, Ravenswood, Ipswich on March 29. Copyright Daniel Cable-Davey

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