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First butterfly of the year!

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
in Wildlife gardening

A greeny yellow job.

Spring  is really sprungimage

In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    That'll be  a Brimstone, they're always early. Seen my firsttoday and a Small Tortoiseshell.

    SPRING image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    image

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Mark56Mark56 Posts: 1,653

    Saw my first Brimstone too! & quite a few bees which is a promising start

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    Beeless so far here. I'm expecting them when the pulmonaria comes out properly

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    I've just seen a brimstone. image

    and yesterday I saw my second tortoiseshell of the year !


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





  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

    I've just seen a bright orange one 


    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    Update:

    One bee one ladybird and the neighbours are out having the first chimps' tea party of the year.

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Steve the Gardening VetSteve the Gardening Vet Posts: 1,630

    I saw a red one from my car a couple of weeks ago, not for long enough to be able to see species tho!

    (I didn't hit it, I was at traffic lights and it fluttered by)

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    Looks like you're the winner so far Steve

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Steve the Gardening VetSteve the Gardening Vet Posts: 1,630

    Bonus of being this far South I suspect!

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