A reminder that this year's Big Butterfly Count takes place between the 18th July and the 10th August 2025. Sightings this year have been disappointingly low and follow a disastrous 2024.
I had the pleasure of watching two Comma butterflies recently on our 'butterfly bush (buddleia) ...
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| Photo 1: Comma Butterfly (26th June 2025) |
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| Photo 2: Comma Butterfly with Second One in the Background (26th June 2025) |
... in what has been a disappointing year so far both in the garden and further afield. There have been a few cabbage whites (both Small and Large Whites) in the garden hovering around my netted brassicas. This Speckled Wood was also a recent garden visitor ...
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| Photo 3: Speckled Wood Butterfly with Ladybird Pupa (25th June 2025) |
Earlier in the season we've seen Holly Blue, Orange Tip and this Peacock Butterfly ...
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| Photo 4: Peacock Butterfly on Currant Bush (3rd April 2025) |
I sincerely hope that the relatively few observations so far this year is not a prelude for another catastrophic year for butterflies in Herefordshire and beyond.
Update: lots of Comma butterfly sightings at the moment (Photo 5) along with Small Tortoiseshell butterflies. Mostly singles apart from the Commas and Cabbage White butterflies.
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| Photo 5: Comma Butterfly (27th June 2025) |
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