Anyone seen any butterflies?

[selfraising]

I saw a tortoiseshell on one of my plants sunning itself. It must have stayed there for at least 20 minutes. Anyone else seen any other varieties?

[happybunny]

i seen a cabbage white the other day

[Sweepster]

Saw this one at Hidcote Manor last Wednesday... OH was trying to take a photo of me and I was going, 'Ooh get the butterfly!'

Can anyone tell me what sort it is please?

[Victoria26]

I've had quite a few in my garden visiting my crocus' but nothing compared to the amount of caterpillars I've dug up and taken over to the wildlife sanctury over the road.

(Better there than next to my veggies)

[scarey55]

I've seen quite a few already this year. I think there was a thread earlier about this. I have seen a peacock, a brimstone and a tortoiseshell.

Last year I was lucky enough to see a swallowtail butterfly which was magnificent and a good omen for a warm summer so, guess who's keeping her eyes peeled for another one this year

[Two_Sheds]

Quite a few small tortoiseshells about here too

[Marthaclematis]

We saw one on our wall yesterday, it was brown and orange - is that tortoishell? I don't know their names (though I know a cabbage white from when my dad grew cabbages). It was sunning itself too and didn't move when dh put his finger to its legs, then it flew away. I'm looking forward (NOT!) to stag beetle season - I think its Autumn when the males fly to find a mate and we have a woodpile just for them. Why oh why? Yes; I know, they're endangered bla bla bla.... It was my idea too. Doh.

[Two_Sheds]

Sweepster, yours looks like a Comma: UK Butterflies - Comma - Polygonia c-album

[jacob marley]

I saw a yucky yellowy cabbage white yesterday....jacob

[selfraising]

Think I have just seen a red admiral but need to check my book

[seasprout]

Saw this one at Hidcote Manor last Wednesday... OH was trying to take a photo of me and I was going, 'Ooh get the butterfly!'

Can anyone tell me what sort it is please?

Well according to my big girls bumper book of flying things you have a Polygonia c-album, otherwise known as a comma.
Very Pretty to.

I have seen a Fritillary and a Tortoiseshell so far this year.
1 of each.

[rogesse]

Marthaclamtis - you have stag beetles, you lucky girl! I've only seen one my entire life and even then it was dead!

[deezyb]

saw two butterflies yesterday, looked like tortoiseshells, not sure though! but lovely to see. also spotted a ladybird and a couple of bumblebees....and I think a wasp!

[FB.]

Yes.

Began seeing the yellowish "cabbage white" lookalikes a couple of weeks ago.
Seen about a dozen of them up to now - in the last couple of weeks.
Saw a couple of "Peacock" butterflies (the one's with the "eyes"on the wings) about a week ago.
Saw a couple of "Tortoiseshells" (the one's with orange and black semi-checkered apearance) in the last few days.

Also saw the first aphids a few days ago.
I saw the ants a week or two ago.

[selfraising]

Mine wasn't a Red Admiral after all, it was a Peacock