Sunshine

On Monday the sun was shining and I suddenly thought – why not go and enjoy it? So I did. Summer sun means butterflies and I headed to Fermyn Woods to see if it might be third time lucky in looking for purple emperors. The long line of cars parked by the road on a…

Not great for butterflies

Last week I  was lucky with a pine marten, and some whales, and lots of other wildlife, but this year I haven’t had much luck with butterflies.  And butterflies haven’t had much luck either with the cold wet weather. From memory, the only butterflies I have seen this year have been a very few peacocks,…

Shifting butterfly baselines

It’s the Easter weekend and it’s cold and a bit wet – not ideal weather for butterflies.  So far, in east Northants this year, I’ve seen commas, peacocks, speckled woods, brimstones and orange tips.  It’s a start. Through the year I will hope to see white admirals, black hairstreaks, purple emperors, white admirals, purple hairstreaks…