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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Been a good year for butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies. Seen 27 speices of butterfly 17 species of Dragonfly and Damselfly. Also it's been interesting running the moth trap this year added a few more species for the garden.Cannot wait to start mothing again next spring.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Hi Steve i keep the moths in netting cages. Netting cages are show in the pic you can get different sizes.I normally like to try and breed the moths which i keep. Most silkmoths are short lived and they dont feed.They only live for a week or so which is a great shame because i dont have the...
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Hi you do get a few species of moths on the wing during winter.But i would wait for a mild night to try the moth trap out.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    That's a excellent record for this time of year.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Saw a late Red Admiral at Boldon today.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Small Tort and Silver Y in the garden yesterday.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Red Admiral seen in the garden yesterday first one i have seen for a couple of weeks in the garden also a Speckled Wood at Whitburn CPK today.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Red Admiral and a couple of Large Whites at the Sunderland Marina today.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Hi Steve nice to know there are still a few Comma and Red Admirals still about.It's been an excellent year for Red Admirals best i have known.
  10. R

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Haven't seen many butterflies in the last few days but there's still a few Speckled Woods around.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Butterfly numbers keep changing everyday in the garden.Today a big drop in the number of Red Admirals but a increase of Small Torts. Red Admiral 5 Peacock 1 Small Torts 4 Speckled Wood 1
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Still plenty of butterflies in the garden today some of them are starting to go on the Ice plant flowers which are coming out now.So hopefully should have butterflies in the garden for another couple of weeks or so as long as the weather stays mild. Peacock 2 Small Tort 2 Speckled Wood 1 Red...
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Not a bad day for butterflies in the garden 10 Red Admirals and a single Peacock.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    It's been another good year for Speckled Woods certainly seeing more of them in the garden.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Excellent day for butterflies in the garden especially for Red Admirals they seem to be the commonest species in the garden this year apart from whites. Red Admiral 10 Peacock 1 Painted Lady 1 Small Tort 3
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Still a few butterflies in the garden today 8 Red Admirals and a Painted Lady no Small Torts or Speckled Woods.
  17. R

    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Hi Adam i was quick to get that pic. I didn't want to get to close to them they might have flown off.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    A good day for butterflies in the garden saw Red Admiral 9 Small Tort 3 Peacock 1 Speckled Wood 1
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Despite the blusterly winds there were 3 Red Admirals in the garden.No Small Torts today or Speckled Woods.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Slight increase of the number of Small Torts in the garden today 5 seen also 4 Red Admirals.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Testo's Pool this afternoon still a few Common Darters around a single BT Damselfly also 5 Migrant Hawkers and a male Southern Hawker.Not many butterflies seen a part from 11Speckled Woods.Back in the garden 5 Red Admirals,3 Small Torts and a Speckled Wood.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    The number of Red Admirals have dropped just 5 in the garden today also 2 Small Torts and a Speckled Wood.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Butterflies in the garden today 6 Red Admirals,Speckled Wood and a Small Tort.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Hi Steve the moths are called Silver Y.It's a migrant and some years we get huge numbers of them coming in from the Mediterranean and North Africa.I saw a few in the spring and there seems to be a good number of them around at he moment.
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    Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies.

    Hi Adam it's been another good year for them.The one in your pic looks very fresh must have just recently come out.I have certainly seen more of them than usual in the garden.
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