Butterfly Conservation

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Hi. I’d like you to know that the Butterfly Conservation Society is conducting a survey on sightings in the U.K. of Painted Lady butterflies and Humming-bird Hawk moths. If any of you have seen one or many of either, please go to their website….www.butterfly-conservation.org/migrantwatch….they just need to know quantity seen, when and where they were seen. It takes about two minutes. The photo is of a Painted Lady.

29 May, 2009
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Jacque

Hi Phil Great Idea 2 Blog on such a Topic , if i see a Painted Lady/ Hawk Moth i will log on to the Web Site :)

29 May, 2009

Blodyn

Very few butterflies here. Last year I only ever saw 2 all summer.

30 May, 2009

Philc1

You may see more this year. They've been seen recently as far North as Edinburgh....usually only in Southern England & sometimes the Midlands.

30 May, 2009

Blodyn

I hope so.

30 May, 2009

Mageth

Ive had hundreds of these in my garden in the last 4 days ( see my blog on Painted lady invasion) They are all feeding on my perenial wallflower

31 May, 2009

Sixpence

I shall keep a look out this year for both, they came over in a large cloud last year 2009 and people I know were tracking them and reporting which areas they were seen they came up from Africa( painted ladies.)

14 Jan, 2010

Philc1

I didn't see any Humming-Bird Hawk Moths.....wish I had. Maybe this year. Don't forget the RSPB garden watch at the end of the month.

14 Jan, 2010

Sixpence

Thank you for that reminder.

14 Jan, 2010

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