Thursday 27 June 2019

The Painted Lady Invasion

I read earlier on today that in amongst all this terrible weather, we have had the biggest influx of painted lady butterflies in the UK  since 2009, with over ten times the normal number of the species being reported.

I know little of the veracity of these claims, but I do know that I don't see too many round here, and certainly have never seen any at work. So to see two today was quite surprising.

The one that I managed to snap took a long time to settle down, but I got the shot eventually.

Si

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8 comments:

  1. justjill27 June 2019 at 13:24

    Masses of Painted Lady in our garden and other parts of Scotland. When you think of how far they fly to get here from North Africa!

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  2. Penhill27 June 2019 at 13:33

    Loads of Painted Lady on hebe plants on our estate in North Yorkshire.

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  3. Julie 27 June 2019 at 21:55

    Lots of painted lady here in Suffolk.

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  4. Sue in Suffolk27 June 2019 at 23:59

    And I saw a couple here yesterday - Suffolk again!

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  5. The Weaver of Grass28 June 2019 at 10:48

    I haven't sen a butterfly in my garden lately - perhaps they havent got this far North yet.

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  6. Simon Douglas Thompson28 June 2019 at 11:29

    Glad to see so many of you have seen them!

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  7. Midmarsh John28 June 2019 at 12:05

    Great stuff. Haven't seen a Painted Lady for ten years.

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  8. Simon Douglas Thompson29 June 2019 at 12:40

    Few fluttering around the cricket ground today

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