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Produce => Wildlife forum => Topic started by: greyhound on March 27, 2007, 13:39:37

Title: First Butterfly
Post by: greyhound on March 27, 2007, 13:39:37
Saw our first butterfly of the year yesterday - a Brimstone.

Sign of a good/lucky summer when the first butterfly you see is a yellow one, yes? 
Title: Re: First Butterfly
Post by: allaboutliverpool on April 04, 2007, 21:17:41
I do not know about lucky colours, but I saw a peacock butterfly on the 26th March in Liverpool

I hope to add a lot of wildlife shots to my allotment site on

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments2_my_allotment_in_liverpool.html
Title: Re: First Butterfly
Post by: manicscousers on April 04, 2007, 21:27:18
hope it's not bad luck to see what looked like a cabbage white today, definitely a white one  :o
Title: Re: First Butterfly
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on April 04, 2007, 21:35:21
I've seen loads of small tortoiseshells and the odd comma in the last few days.
Title: Re: First Butterfly
Post by: Toadspawn on April 04, 2007, 22:40:43
Quite a few different butterfies around lately. Unfortunately a new Cabbage White appeared in the GH last weekend, so I let it out hopefully to be food for the birds.
Title: Re: First Butterfly
Post by: saddad on April 04, 2007, 23:07:02
Red admirals here... at least three...
;D
Title: Re: First Butterfly
Post by: Wicker on April 05, 2007, 00:28:17
Tortoiseshells here in Edinburgh today and combined with the Great Tits singing loud and clear  made me feel quite summery!
Title: Re: First Butterfly
Post by: Trixiebelle on April 05, 2007, 15:11:33
My plum tree in full blossom was covered in peacock butterflies today :) Lovely!
Title: Re: First Butterfly
Post by: angle shades on April 05, 2007, 19:40:18
:)

fantastic day for butterflies today, Brimstones,Commas,Tortoiseshells,Peacocks,Small whites, lots of bees, millions of ladybirds ;D/shades x
Title: Re: First Butterfly
Post by: MrsKP on April 06, 2007, 07:25:40
i saw one "something" yesterday.  didn't get chance to look at it properly so i'll pay more attention today.

;D
Title: Re: First Butterfly
Post by: DadnDom on April 18, 2007, 13:35:59
Comma Butterfly on a Rhody bush, taken about a week ago. Lots of them flying around at the moment, lovely butterfly with beautiful "crinkly" edges.

(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9052/commahd3.gif) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: Re: First Butterfly
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on April 18, 2007, 13:59:33
There are orange tips all over my site, far more than last year, along with the usual peacocks, red admirals, small tortoiseshells, commas and the odd brimstone.
Title: Re: First Butterfly
Post by: nippie on April 18, 2007, 15:06:11
I've been seeing red admirals all through the winter, tried a couple of times to take a piccie but they are too quick for me ::)
I have also seen quite a few cabbage whites :(