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    First Butterflies 2024

    Had my first (3) Meadow Browns & a male Large Skipper on my normal Sunday morning patch. Generally low numbers of everything. How different to a week in Albania last week with 42 species.
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    First Butterflies 2024

    Winter egg hunts are finding them all over the place. There has been a real increase in sightings over the last few years. Wonder if it's a climatic response as Blackthorn is as common as muck, so food plant was never an issue, though does need sensitive management regarding hedge management.
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    First Butterflies 2024

    I was pleased to see a Green Hairstreak at the end of a flora group meeting yesterday in Richmond Park. Though they've been known there for a few years but the first I've connected with there. They seem to be on the increase in my area of London. In my borough- Ealing- they've been spotted at a...
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    First Butterflies 2024

    Yes I've also added Small White & Speckled Wood in recent days. Brimstone & Peacock the most abundant species with another 2 Comma yesterday.
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    First Butterflies 2024

    Had my first Orange Tip too yesterday- a smart male. Otherwise Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone & a few Peacocks.
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    First Butterflies 2024

    Last Saturday added my first Small Tortoiseshell on a Tree Heather. Today at Kew Gardens 8 male & a female Brimstone, 2 Peacocks & my first Holly Blue of the season. Plenty of bees with many Buff-tailed Bumblebees & Hairy-footed Flower Bees (interest to see a female with 2 attendant males...
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    First Butterflies 2024

    Started the year well with 5 Red Admirals in Jan/Feb but nothing for about 3 weeks- been pretty little sunshine. Today went to Dick Fock's Common for certain bird species & we had at least 10 male Brimstones, 2 Peacock, Comma & 2 Red Admirals. Though they didn't settle probably 2 or 3 Orange...
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    First Butterflies 2024

    I was sitting on the top deck of a bus which was stationary at a stop when 2 battling Red Admirals flew across the road in front of me, possibly coming from the nearby cemetery across the road.
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    First Butterflies 2024

    Almost certainly hibernators. When they emerge July/August they usually feed up for a few days & usually go into dormancy, so thus many hibernating species often look fresh when they emerge in the spring (or late winter here).
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    First Butterflies 2024

    After an arctic blast last week with much ice & heavy frost, it's turned much milder since the weekend, if stormy at times. Slightly surprised to see 2 Red Admirals about in Kew Gardens today, even though I know they can be seen in any month.
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