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Post by rustynail on Aug 4, 2018 15:10:10 GMT
Yes it's been a really good year for less common garden species here too. I've just seen a Holly Blue but we've also had Orange Tip, Brimstone, Comma, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood and my most favouritest of all - Small Copper.
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Post by chrism on Aug 21, 2018 19:42:47 GMT
Literally all we’ve had this summer is cabbage whites - loads of them. Why the absence of others?!
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Post by SueA on Aug 22, 2018 7:47:40 GMT
We've had lots of whites here as well, I did see a few peacocks, commas etc. around in mid July but hardly any since & then the first Red Admiral yesterday but it left before I could get a photo. I think it must be to do with the weather & plants flowering at slightly different times than normal, a combination of the 'Beast from the East' followed by the boiling heat probably killed off caterpillars etc. I think the whites are just so numerous anyway that there are always lots around but we're just noticing them more because of the lack of the more colourful ones?
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Post by sweetpea on Nov 18, 2018 14:40:54 GMT
18th November and just seen a red admiral (I think) enjoying a bit of autumn sunshine and feeding on the Viburnum Tinus flowers. Will post a pic when I get round to downloading from camera. can anyone confirm if red admiral or not? click on pic to enlarge   |
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Post by steve on Nov 18, 2018 20:49:54 GMT
Thinking about caterpillars changing in to chrysalis and then changing again gives me butterflies
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Post by sweetpea on Nov 18, 2018 23:24:40 GMT
Thinking about caterpillars changing in to chrysalis and then changing again gives me butterflies That doesn't bode well steve  Don't wear out those brain cells, either of them   |
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Post by grindle on Nov 19, 2018 5:14:14 GMT
yep a red admiral  |
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Post by sweetpea on Nov 19, 2018 12:41:42 GMT
yep a red admiral Thanks, I sometimes get a bit confused over ID of butterflies. |
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Post by grindle on Nov 20, 2018 11:53:27 GMT
I'm just confused |
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Post by SueA on Nov 21, 2018 9:13:03 GMT
Me too!  |
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Post by SueA on Jul 25, 2019 8:35:55 GMT
The butterflies have started reappearing here now the sun is out, there had been a distinct shortage of them until the last week or two but I've seen peacock, red admiral. small tortoiseshell, comma, small white, large white, speckled wood, gatekeeper, small blue (poss. Holly blue), silver y moth, orange underwing moths & even a hummingbird hawkmoth again (didn't get a pic. though). The Big Butterfly Count is on:- Butterfly count so at least I have some to report now. Comma  Peacock  Speckled wood  |
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Post by grindle on Jul 26, 2019 7:36:19 GMT
great pictures SueA I've noticed them starting to appear too, although a distinct drop in numbers |
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Post by Cherry on Jul 27, 2019 10:02:21 GMT
A friend who lives near King’s Lynn complained that she has had NO butterflies on her buddleia this year, although she has had loads in previous years.
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Post by SueA on Jul 28, 2019 7:08:53 GMT
I've heard a lot of people are saying that this year Cherry, we've only had a few & only over the last week really. |
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Post by SueA on Jul 30, 2019 8:09:45 GMT
A couple of the small blue butterflies were fluttering around the garden yesterday & one of them stopped on the wisteria long enough for me to get a couple of photos & I.D. it - a female Holly Blue I think.   |
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Don't wear out those brain cells, either of them 
