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News Archive for Dec 2018


08 Dec 2018

Plenty of Brown Hairstreak eggs, Soberton. I haven't finished surveying the hedges that I found Brown Hairstreak eggs in last year (south of Soberton), but initial search indicates higher densities. There were 25 eggs counted in the patch of suckering blackthorn shown in the second photo (a particular 'hot spot'). [Posted by Angus McCullough]

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Brown Hairstreak egg
Photo © Angus McCullough
Tagged BHS eggs
Photo © Angus McCullough

02 Dec 2018

Red Admiral activity in Axmansford. One Red Admiral flying in the garden at Axmansford today in mild conditions with slight drizzle. [Posted by Andy Bolton]