2022

Borneo butterflies reveal the effects of environmental change

Zoom talk by Professor Jane Hill from University of York

Zoom talk by Professor Jane Hill from University of York

In you missed our first zoom talk on the 2nd December below is a record of it

 

The "cc" button brings up the subtitles.

Branch AGM and Member's Afternoon

Over 50 members turned up at Hethersett Village Hall on 1 October for the Branch AGM and Member’s Afternoon to hear Andrew Middleton and Liz Goodyear talk with illustrations about their lifelong fascination with Purple Emperor butterflies. Their enthusiasm and dedication has identified sites across East Anglia where these butterflies can be seen during their peak flight time in June and July. Sightings centre around Sallow trees – the ones with catkins and pussywillows-- especially if there is a nearby oak tree. Tales of “grounding” where the males could be seen extracting salt from the ground, and territorial “fights” around the oak canopy fascinated the audience and there was a great deal of chat over the tea and splendid cakes.

The results of the Photographic Competition were announced and a very brief business meeting re-elected the current Committee and made a further plea for new members.

Member's Afternoon 2022
Member's Afternoon 2022

2022 Photographic Competition Results

 

Thank you everyone who entered entered and voted for the photographic competition. 

The number of entries was higher than last year and the quality of the photos has been very high.

The winner of the Butterfly category was 1B White-letter Hairstreak by John Furse

1B White-letter Hairstreak John Furse
winner of the Butterfly category was 1B White-letter Hairstreak by John Furse

The winner of the Moth category was 34M Red-tipped Clearwing by John Furse

34M Red-tipped Clearwing John Furse
winner of the Moth category was 34M Red-tipped Clearwing by John Furse

The winner of the Junior category was 3J Brown Argus by Tyler Hood

3J Brown Argus Tyler Hood
winner of the Junior category was 3J Brown Argus by Tyler Hood

2022 Photographic Competition

I hope you’ve got your photographs ready for the Photographic Competition. Entries can be submitted from Saturday 27 August to 9 September. All the information you need to send in your entries is on page 9 of the Spring Newsletter. If you’ve mislaid your copy or there’s something you don’t understand, please let me know as soon as possible. Even if you’re not sending in a photo, all members are eligible to vote for their favourite butterfly and moth and page 9 explains when and how you can do this. Winners will be announced during the Member’s Afternoon on Saturday, 1st of October.

Zoom Talk By John Geesons

In case you missed the first talk of 2022 on 5th August, below is the video of the talk. The "cc" button brings up the subtitles.

 

Lynford Water Field Trip Report

9 members turned up.  The site was burnt to a crisp and very few butterflies flying.  No Grayling but the following:

  • Large White
  • Small White
  • Small Copper
  • Common Blue
  • Red Admiral
  • Comma
  • Gatekeeper
  • Meadow Brown
  • Small Heath
  • Hummingbird Hawk moth
  • Cinnabar
  • Brown Hawker dragonfly
  • Emperor dragonfly
  • Common Blue damselfly

Photographic Competition 2021 - Results

To see winning photos of the Photographic Competition go to the Photographic Competition 2021

Photographic Competition 2021 - Voting now open

The closing date has now passed. 

To see the  entries and find out how to vote go to Photographic Competition 2021.