Big Butterfly Count 2021

[Nicos]

Thought some of you might like to do this?…it ends this weekend!

https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org

[Bren In Pots]

I've done it but only saw cabbage whites.

[quanglewangle]

We are generally pretty well off for butterflies here, surrounded by moor, hedges, and lightly managed pasture, but they do seem to hide during the counting period.

[burnie]

I too have a plague of Cabbage Whites, but have seen a few other species away from the village.

[Nicos]

Just a heads up....tomorrow is the last day for this!

[burnie]

We had one Red Admiral, 4 Tortoiseshells and a dozen Whites, though not all the Whites lasted the day as they were on my broccoli.

[burnie]

Tried to use the website, but gave up as I couldn't add anything to it.

[Plot70]

I catch the whites and squeeze them just enough to stop them flying and give them to the hens.

[burnie]

You might know the day after the count our garden is awash with butterflies including the first Peacock of the year, oh well kinda shows statistics aren't very accurate.

[Nicos]

We had loads in our garden yesterday too - mostly painted ladies , Red Admirals, small whites and Meadow browns.
I think the warmer weather has brought them out.
The particularly loved the lavender and marjoram flowers.