2005 - Whitby Naturalists
2005 - Whitby Naturalists
2005 - Whitby Naturalists
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Greater nurnbers of Orange Tips were reported this ycar starting with<br />
singlcs on April 20,r, and the Z 1,,. Nine in one place were scen on May<br />
12,i'with a male and a female at a diffcrent plerce. At ieast thrce rvere<br />
seen on May 15,r' and one on tfuc 22"a. An unusualLy late sightirrg was<br />
reporred on August Z9'n.<br />
Rcports ol'"Vthites", (sornc nol differentiating between Large and<br />
Smali) , startcd in N{ay - rtvo on 1 | rn, four on 15th and two on the 22"0.<br />
Three on May 2?,h rvere reported as "Ycilorv Sinail'Whites". I looked<br />
these up in rhe nevr "Butterflies of Yorkshire" book edited b-v<br />
H.M.Frosr, whicir said "Around ftrrry varieties of the Small'!ilhite have<br />
'heen ciescrihed, rvilh a very ycilow fOrm which in tlight might bc<br />
mistaken for a "Pale Cbuded Yeilow". There werc sporadic reporrs in<br />
June and from a \{rhirbV Hospital window sorne could be seen on<br />
suitablc days. Other pcoplc said there had been lots of 'Whites up to<br />
AuEust 31""<br />
Two unspccified Blues rvere secn on May Z9th, and two Common blues<br />
were rcpor[ed, one on June l8't' and one on June 28'n.<br />
Small Heaths wefe reported frorn Mulgiave'Woods on March Z3'a and<br />
"lots" in Ellerburn Bank bJature reserve gn June 28th, then just one on<br />
jtrne 30th and tq,'o on SeptemberZQtn'<br />
Aiso in thc Elierburur Bank feserve onJunc /$th, were "lots" of Ringlcts.<br />
Onc was secn on June J0't', rwo on july' 3'a and s