Thursday 16 June 2022

A Most Unusual Visitor to New Ferry Butterfly Park


Large skipper at New Ferry Butterfly Park. Photo: Roy Lowry
Large skipper at New Ferry Butterfly Park.
Photo: Roy Lowry

On the morning of Sunday 12th June Roy Lowry came down to New Ferry Butterfly Park with his camera.

He managed to spot and photograph the first Large Skipper butterfly of the season.


Locust blowfly, a new visitor to the Butterfly Park.
Photo: Roy Lowry

His most unusual photograph was of a fly which struck him as very different. Roy thought he recognized it as a locust blowfly - an African species that has been reported more frequently in recent years as a vagrant in the south of England.  One was seen in Southport in 2020. It did indeed turn out to be a correct identification so this is definitely a first at the Butterfly Park.

Thanks Roy for your keen observation and excellent photos.


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