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Title: 3's a crowd - 45 is impossible?
Post by: tim on June 16, 2004, 12:05:38

PS The bit at this end is not a gap - it's a snackbar for cabbage whites. But where are they this year? Only seen 2 so far. All this palaver for what? = Tim

Title: Re:3's a crowd - 45 is impossible?
Post by: eileen on June 16, 2004, 12:25:49

Not just cabbage whites Tim - where are all the other butterflies this year?!?  ???

I've hardly seen any in the garden and yet this time last year we have lots of different species.

I plant with butterflies in mind and have a completely organic garden sooooo......?

How about the rest of you - have you noticed a decline in numbers too?

Eileen.

Title: Re:3's a crowd - 45 is impossible?
Post by: budgiebreeder on June 16, 2004, 12:41:41

Seen quite a few Red Admirals but no Cabbage Whites now you mention it.

Title: Re:3's a crowd - 45 is impossible?
Post by: derbex on June 16, 2004, 12:42:44

We've had somethings like smaller, dayglo green cabbage whites and the odd moth -but that's about all -not even anything on the Buddleia(sp?). But is it a bit early yet?

Jeremy

Title: Re:3's a crowd - 45 is impossible?
Post by: tim on June 16, 2004, 13:21:38

2 brimstones, 1 red admiral  & a holly blue! = Tim

Title: Re:3's a crowd - 45 is impossible?
Post by: Mrs Ava on June 16, 2004, 15:34:59

They are all in bl**dy Essex then!  Allotment is swarming with them, in and out of my brassica cages they go!  And my garden also, the kids are finding caterpillas daily.  Last year we have jars full of caterpillars and watched them create their crysalisisisisis, and finally they emerged as moths and butterflies.  Was wonderful to watch and we have 100% success.  ;D 8)

Title: Re:3's a crowd - 45 is impossible?
Post by: TrailRat on June 16, 2004, 17:59:37

My mates allotment is sited near a very old ruined churh in some unprouncable place in south wales His butterflies that swarm his plot have become breakfast, lunch and dinner for a small colony of bats living in the spire. It's a beautiful site watching these creatures at sun down.

TrailRat

Title: Re:3's a crowd - 45 is impossible?
Post by: tim on June 17, 2004, 08:55:35

Oooh, that's better. Now let 'em come!! = Tim

Title: Re:3's a crowd - 45 is impossible?
Post by: Dunc_n_Tricia on June 17, 2004, 10:14:48

There are loads of them on our lottie (Near Oldham in the Pennines). I've seen lots of cabbage whites and many pairs of red admirals.

My purple sage seems to be hosting some sort of tiny moth convention, and I've seen a number of small butterflies I've never seen before and so don't know their names. Seen quite a few ladybirds, and have several colonies of bee harvesting pollen from the common sage.

Before we got our lottie I never knew there were so many bugs around - or how pretty most of them are.

 :-*Tricia