All the other creepy crawlies and animals that interact with your garden and the countryside
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Willpar
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by Willpar » Sat Sep 07, 2024 8:41 pm
Good spot JS, they seem to have gone awol around here.
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by Willpar » Mon Sep 09, 2024 8:15 pm
Seen a red admiral this morning, first for a few weeks.
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by Willpar » Wed Sep 18, 2024 6:02 pm
Seen a Comma butterfly today, only the second have seen this year.
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Jacksparrow
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by Jacksparrow » Wed Sep 18, 2024 7:52 pm
I see that butterflies have had a poor year in the UK generally. This came as no surprise to me as I hardly saw any during what is usually the high season for them. I said at the time they were scarce and it had to be down to the poor summer we just had. Cool and wet weather is not butterfly weather.
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by Willpar » Wed Sep 18, 2024 8:13 pm
Seen it on the news JS, And yes it has been a terrible year for them.
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by Jacksparrow » Sat Oct 05, 2024 7:11 pm
I am still getting a few butterflies in the garden. All of them whites both large and small. I have very few flowers left for them. The buddlia still has some and there a plenty on the Michaelmas Daisy.
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by Willpar » Sat Oct 05, 2024 8:53 pm
Am still seeing some speckled wood while out and about.
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by Butterfly » Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:18 pm
I don't usually get many butterflies but I do get few during the summer. Not this year tho, I don't recall seeing any at all this year
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by Willpar » Fri Oct 25, 2024 8:28 pm
Not seen any for several days now.
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by Jacksparrow » Sat Oct 26, 2024 6:56 pm
Butterfly wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:18 pm
I don't usually get many butterflies but I do get few during the summer. Not this year tho, I don't recall seeing any at all this year
I don't think anyone has seen as many butterflies this year compared with recent years but seeing none is very surprising.