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Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary; Rapidly declining butterfly in southern England
Topic Started: Jun 9 2016, 10:11 PM (476 Views)
Laurie P
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I have just read this article which appeared in our local free newspaper today - the New Forest Post.

It refers to the rapidly declining Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary in southern England.

The newspaper is available to read online so I've put a link to it - it's on Page 8.

It's not one I've come across yet, but I thought it may be of interest.
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JennyWren
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:thanks: for that , Laurie .... i'll have a look in a moment :cool2: Habitat loss is a big worry but in many areas they're working hard to turn things around :cool:
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Laurie P
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One of the few locations for sightings here is in Pignal Inclosure, Brockenhurst, an area I visit regularly.

I'm going out this morning with my camera to scout the area and see if I can be lucky enough to spot any :fingers:
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JennyWren
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It would be great if you spotted one , Laurie ..... looking forward to the photo :cool3:
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celticsparrow-Jan
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Good luck Laurie,sadly so many of our butterflies are in decline now as Jen says loss of habitat is one reason although people are much more aware of the problems now.
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Laurie P
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No luck on this occasion :sad: but I will keep trying.
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Eric Hardy
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We are also losing butterflies, Laurie - very sad. Are you able to find a photo for me to see what a Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary looks like?
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Laurie P
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EricEHardy
Jun 10 2016, 02:47 PM
....Are you able to find a photo for me to see what a Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary looks like?
I don't have any photos of my own Eric, but if you go to the start of this thread and click on the New Forest Post link, then go to Page 8, there is a photo there.
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Davebutterflyman
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It's one of a number of butterflies that i could guarantee seeing at certain sites but sadly, no longer. One particular site in Wiltshire, of which i'll keep the details secret, still has a small population along with the the even rarer Pearl-bordered Fritillary and i have seen both species together at this site, something i doubt i will see again.
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Night Owl
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:yes: It's so sad that so many butterfly species are in decline :( Thank you for the link Laurie , I hope you manage to spot one soon
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Laurie P
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Davebutterflyman
Jun 10 2016, 06:08 PM
It's one of a number of butterflies that i could guarantee seeing at certain sites but sadly, no longer. One particular site in Wiltshire, of which i'll keep the details secret, still has a small population along with the the even rarer Pearl-bordered Fritillary and i have seen both species together at this site, something i doubt i will see again.
Dave, I don't normally give locations of sightings for the rarer species of butterflies either, but the PBF location is actually mentioned in that book of mine :Shhh:
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Laurie P
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I'm certainly going to keep trying Julie :fingersx:
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Davebutterflyman
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I have a very good site guide Laurie that is well worth purchasing, i'll plug it as well because they are two moth trapping guys that wrote the book and i used to go trapping with them!

It looks like it is out of print but there is one on Amazon, used, but only £5.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Butterflies-Dragonflies-Guide-Paul-Hill/dp/B001ASVY2E/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1465593437&sr=1-1&keywords=Butterflies+%26+Dragonflies%3A+A+Site+Guide

It's an old guide but nearly all of the info in there is still relevant.
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Laurie P
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I do have a couple of very good similar guide books already Dave, but I'll have a look.

Thank you for that :Cool:
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JennyWren
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:wave1: Eric , here's one for you

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The good places to see them as well are here on the Challenge threads .. NUK .

http://www.natureuk.org/topic/7461436/2/#new
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Davebutterflyman
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Well worth a look. Laurie.

Thanks for posting that Jen.
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