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22-07-2008, 05:11 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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| | | First Painted Lady
Just seen my first Painted Lady butterfly of 2008. That's put a smile on my face.  May there be many more. Anyone else seen one yet?
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22-07-2008, 07:12 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
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| | | Re: First Painted Lady
Ive not seen one in 2 years, and ive seen a whole lot of other butterflies, and been out enough just not seen this species.
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22-07-2008, 07:18 PM
| | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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| | | Re: First Painted Lady
Last year I saw my first one in early spring. This one was in my garden and the year before, my Mum in law had half a dozen visiting her garden. Hopefully, with the warm weather we may get some migrating up country to your neck of the woods.
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22-07-2008, 07:30 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Small North Lincolnshire village
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| | | Re: First Painted Lady
Been out and about most days this week Jules and no sign of any in my area so far. Did see a Small Tortoiseshell though just after I had packed all the camera gear back into the car to go home. I started to get it out and presto it disappeared.
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22-07-2008, 08:14 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Northants
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| | | Re: First Painted Lady
Jules - Since your earlier thread I've been keeping a close eye out for the Painted Lady. My earliest siting in previous years (Northants) was the last week in June, 2006. Nothing so far this year.
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22-07-2008, 08:21 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scotland
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| | | Re: First Painted Lady
Good for you, 2007 was my last sighting. I have only seen a couple of Whites and a plague of Ringlets, nothing else. Good to see they are somewhere.
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22-07-2008, 09:42 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harpenden, Herts
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| | | Re: First Painted Lady
I've seen loads of ther species but no PL's as yet, though Buddleia has just started flowering so maybe this weekend? |
22-07-2008, 09:49 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2006
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| | | Re: First Painted Lady
I had my first last Sunday, it was nice to finally see one again. All the 'aristocrat' butterflies seem to be picking up in numbers now, I've seen large numbers of Commas, Red Admirals and Peacocks recently with smaller numbers of Small Tortoiseshells.
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22-07-2008, 10:41 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Corfe Mullen, Dorset
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| | | Re: First Painted Lady
Haven't seen one yet, but the Sedum is coming into flower and that is what they sat on for hours last year so fingers crossed! |
23-07-2008, 04:30 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006
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| | | Re: First Painted Lady
I've only seen one about a month ago.
There was a lot of rain in the Med during the spring which had a bad impact on breeding Painted Ladies which has meant there are fewer to invade our shores even when the winds are suitable. |
23-07-2008, 07:55 AM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Deepest Dorset
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| | | Re: First Painted Lady
i saw a Painted Lady last night i think i shot by on my bike stopped and couldn't find it. i have only seen a few Small Tortoiseshells this year the last one was last week at work, lovely and fresh too. |
23-07-2008, 07:56 AM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
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| | | Re: First Painted Lady
I saw one on Tuesday 15th July feeding on Sea Lavender flowers at Pegwell Bay. | | |
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