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esther Top Member Posts: 2,677	Butterflies Mar 8, 2011 19:42:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by esther on Mar 8, 2011 19:42:33 GMT I saw the most gorgeous 'Red Admiral ' butterfly today - it landed on the patio but just when i went to take a pic it flew off - b****r
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Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Butterflies Mar 8, 2011 19:52:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Mar 8, 2011 19:52:29 GMT I have not seen any butterflies at all here so far.
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wildlifefriendly Guest	Butterflies Mar 8, 2011 19:57:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 8, 2011 19:57:09 GMT I saw a small tortoise shell, it didn't hang around for me to take a photo either.

Rosie Global Moderator Rambling Rosie. Posts: 9,407	Butterflies Mar 8, 2011 20:14:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosie on Mar 8, 2011 20:14:35 GMT No butterflies up here either but i have seen my first couple of bee's in the garden
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Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Butterflies Mar 8, 2011 20:19:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Mar 8, 2011 20:19:24 GMT No bees or flutterby's here....saw quite a few sleepy ladybirds the other day though
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floydie Full Member Posts: 119	Butterflies Mar 8, 2011 20:37:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by floydie on Mar 8, 2011 20:37:39 GMT I did see a red admiral in the coal shed about a month ago .

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,968	Butterflies Mar 8, 2011 22:12:34 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Mar 8, 2011 22:12:34 GMT We have heaps of ladybirds clustered on all sorts of plants, even blackberries with no leaves yet. They are alive and moving, but not too agile yet.

cowslip Guest	Butterflies Mar 8, 2011 22:17:36 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cowslip on Mar 8, 2011 22:17:36 GMT I saw my first bee of the year today and also found ladybirds in some dead stems I was cutting back. I am pleased about that as I saw very few of them last year.

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	Butterflies Mar 9, 2011 6:33:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Mar 9, 2011 6:33:02 GMT seen a few tortoise shell ones here too

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Butterflies Mar 9, 2011 7:38:07 GMT

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Mar 8, 2011 19:42:33 GMT esther said:

I saw the most gorgeous 'Red Admiral ' butterfly today - it landed on the patio but just when i went to take a pic it flew off - b****r

So you're just a would be photographer then

I've not seen one yet, just one Bumblebee. Like Cherry I've seen lots of Ladybirds. On Sunday I saw about 100 clustered on a gatepost. Hopefully we'll have less greenfly to contend with this year.
By the way, they can't all be 'Lady'birds, how do you tell ?

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Butterflies Mar 9, 2011 11:18:22 GMT

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Not seen any butterflies or bees yet here just a couple of ladybirds looking a bit sleepy still.
'Merlin' the one on top is a boy! ;D
I think European ladybirds look the same in both sexes to us but luckily they can tell the difference themselves!

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Butterflies Mar 9, 2011 11:20:08 GMT

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Mar 9, 2011 11:18:22 GMT SueA said:

;D ;D

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Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Butterflies Mar 9, 2011 11:25:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Mar 9, 2011 11:25:48 GMT I've noticed several bees ove th last week or so - and one small white butterfly.

Fractal Top Member Posts: 1,859	Butterflies Mar 9, 2011 11:27:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fractal on Mar 9, 2011 11:27:24 GMT Only seen a couple of large moths so far and a cloud of male gnats dancing in the sunlight the other day.

pansypotter Junior Member Posts: 80	Butterflies Mar 9, 2011 12:21:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pansypotter on Mar 9, 2011 12:21:41 GMT a couple of bees and quite a few ladybirds on clearing the old stuff away so have just placed it all down the back of the garden

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