First Butterflies 2024 (1 Viewer)

[Owene]

They are about ... but well camouflaged! I've only seen 5 - one on the back door when we lived in Falmouth, the other 4 in three separate places after cutting bramble and they appeared out of the cut material. Not tried active searching.

Must be quite a lot around for that level of accidental encounters. Can't imagine i'd travel for one but it would be nice to see one one day

 

[earthdragon64]

I still haven't seen a butterfly this year and I doubt I'll see one this afternoon as it is cool, overcast and windy. Must be the first year I haven't seen at least a couple of species by the end of April. It has been a horrible spring here, Aviemore.

 

[dantheman]

I still haven't seen a butterfly this year and I doubt I'll see one this afternoon as it is cool, overcast and windy. Must be the first year I haven't seen at least a couple of species by the end of April. It has been a horrible spring here, Aviemore.

That's global warming for you ... ;-)


We had 10 days or so of nice weather down here in Cornwall, but I still didn't see many butterflies in that period. Back to winter again here now (but that's probably only relative, compared to up north).

 

[Euan Buchan]

Just saw my first Small White butterfly.

 

[earthdragon64]

Finally broke my butterfly duck yesterday, a Small Tortoiseshell at Grantown-on-Spey and a Comma just outside Nethybridge. Commas still aren't that common in the Highlands so that was a particularly good sighting. Today I saw a Peacock butterfly in Craigellachie NNR just outside Aviemore.

 

[Owene]

First dingy skipper today. Lots of large white. Orange tip and brimstone and one peacock.

 

[WalterRayle]

Small Heath and Large White today 09/05 in S.Hants.