The Suffolk Argus
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Dingy Skipper by Trevor Goodfellow
Suffolk Butterfly Report 2019- BAP Species Annex E-Dingy Skipper In 2019, the Dingy Skipper had been on the wing since 22nd April along the Devils Dyke in Cambridgeshire. Normally this butterfly flies in Suffolk some 7-10 days after the first Cambridgeshire sightings but any chances of an early appearance in Suffolk were reduced due to a fortnight of unsettled cool weather. The Dingy Skipper was, therefore, first seen in Suffolk in the Kings Forest on 15th May, the same date as in
2018. The butterfly was last recorded on 3rd June at Center Parcs, Elveden. The following is a summary of the survey work undertaken and sites visited. Surveys again focussed on the Kings Forest, NWT Thetford Heath, RAF Barnham and other key sites within the Suffolk Brecks. A good number of casual records were also received during the month on May to complement the planned surveying.
Summary of recording: Location
Grid Reference
Date
Kings ForestArchery/ Wordwell Kings ForestChalk Lane RAF Barnham, Thetford Center Parcs, Elveden Kings Forestwest of B1106 Kings ForestNorth
TL8272, TL8273, TL8372 and TL8473 TL8275, TL8375, TL8374 and TL8474 TL8680
15th to 23rd May
Max No. of Dingy Skippers recorded 50
16th to 24th May
22
19th May
9
TL8080
21st May to 3rd June
3
TL8174
21st May
5
TL8275, TL8276
24th May
1
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