Saturday 17 July 2021

Some unusual butterflies

David F spotted a number of butterflies this week along the Protected Road Verge (Bourn Bridge Road), taking advantage of the lovely flowers along there.  These included Small White, Small Skipper, Marbled White and Painted Lady.

Also this week, Derek T spotted a White-letter Hairstreak in his garden.  Derek sees one or two of these unusual butterflies each year, and is one of the few people in the village to report this species.  He does have some small Elm trees in his garden which, being the food plant of the White-letter Hairstreak, may go some way towards explaining this.  Derek was able to get only a distant photo, but this more than sufficed to secure the identification.
 
Marbled White - PRV [photo DF]

Painted Lady - PRV [photo DF]

White-letter Hairstreak [photo DLT]
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The Aims of Abington Naturewatch

At their meeting on 9 April 2005 the members approved this revised version of the aims of Abington Naturewatch:

  • To monitor and record the wildlife (fauna & flora) within the borders of the Abingtons;
  • To encourage protection of our wildlife, maintain its quality and foster its diversity;
  • To promote awareness of the richness, potential and problems of the natural environment of the Abingtons;
  • To cooperate in improving access to the local natural environment for the benefit of all Abington villagers.

Pat Daunt, Founder

The organisation is informal and communication is by email if possible; members are notified of events from time to time. Contact details are maintained by a small "project team". There is currently no membership fee as costs are covered by voluntary contributions at events.

Members are encouraged to report notable sightings of flora and fauna within the Abingtons to the appropriate sector coordinator and an illustrated record is published annually.

A map of the area covered, with some features noted, is available here: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=213774935674882866424.00000111dca2be9f06ab8&z=13>

For more information or to join, please contact David Farrant on (01223) 892871.

Contributions to our records should be sent to sector contacts or either of the above. Photographs may also be submitted to Andy Merryweather (amerryweather61@gmail.com)