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A nice warm day attracted a few whites. Several Large White singularly and a pair of Small Wites and one Holly Blue. It is unusual to get Whites this early, it is usually June before they become visible.

Willpar wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:22 am

That is very good news JS, never know there may be more.

Quite likely. They love tadpoles and can hide in the duckweed undetected.

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Wed Apr 23, 2025 9:26 pm

Just been out with the hedgehog food and there were four outside the front door.

Good numbers. I hope the food supply can cope.

I was trawling the duckweed on the nature pond today and caught a half grown newt. This was encouraging as I didn't see one at all last year.

I saw a Holly Blue briefly this morning.

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Mon Apr 21, 2025 4:19 pm

Lean pickings this morning, but a new one for this year, and that is a red admiral. Plus an orange tip, small white and several speckled wood.

After quite a wet morning an Orange Tip had a brief flutter about this afternoon.

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Sun Apr 20, 2025 4:19 pm

Today while out the lanes. Three orange tip, three small whites, a large white and numerous speckled wood.

Good for mid April. I'm hoping all butterflies have a good year this year.

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Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:49 pm

Two orange tip today and a peacock.

Well spotted. I haven't seen any butterflies this week.

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Sun Apr 13, 2025 4:16 pm

Another painted lady this morning, making three this year. A mention for the speckled wood, that I hardly ever do, is the most common one I am seeing so far.

I am really surprised by the Painted Ladies. I think they may have hibernated.

Three hogs spotted last night around midnight. Word soon got round that I was putting out food again.