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butterfly sighting

BlubellBlubell Posts: 72
in Wildlife gardening

While tidying in the garden today, I saw a red admiral butterfly on my mahonia.

I haven't seen one this early in the year before, has anyone else seen any butterflies?

 

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  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Its certainly been warm enough in some spots, i thought i saw something fwhich was white and fluttery the other day, only small, but i was too far away to see properly, lets hope the weather stays mild and they can make up for previous years! image
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    Apparently Red Admirals have started to overwinter in parts of the UK, and then on sunny days they'll pop out to feed - yet another reason why it's so important to have some nectar-rich flowers around at this time of year image

    http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/uk-butterflies-status/red-admiral-1664990.html


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • BlubellBlubell Posts: 72

    Here to here to warmer weather. 

    Thks Dove - useful info. Shall keep my eye out for more to come. I'm in sussex so notepad warm as south west but obviously warm enough. 

  • TootlesTootles Posts: 1,469

    How lovely Blubell. So nice to spot wildlife.

  • BlubellBlubell Posts: 72

    Aww thks tootles.  The sighting has made my day imageimage

  • MinosgardenerMinosgardener Posts: 95
    My son found one in a car park a couple of weeks ago. We took it a place of vegetation. A colleague said she has had some over winter in her spare bedroom!
  • granmagranma Posts: 1,931

    My OH has seen a   Tortoise Shell butterfly twice now ,over the last week.

  • Simon KnottSimon Knott Posts: 115
    I haven't seen any yet, its a bit early still in NE Scotland.  My daughter reared and released some painted lady butterflies in 2013, here is the link to the short video.

     

     http://youtu.be/2qegvKY4Gwg

     

  • exegesisexegesis Posts: 22

    And last week the domestic bees were feeding on my camelia - which is a blaze, together with solitary (bumble) bees. Good signs all round; roll on spring; I feel my old bones warming and - no I'll leave it there. The birds seem to be up to spring antics though.

    Chopped back all my clematis the other day (except Armandii) 5" from the ground. Ville de Lyon was 12 feet high; it takes some nerve, but it does work. Just got to keep the slugs off the new growth.

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