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Yo Diddly saw my first Butterfly of the year a Small Tortoiseshell by the wood chip pile on our site. also some small bees, probably Anthophora plumipes,
Two sheds has Willow Aphid trouble and Ants!
Plenty of seven spot ladybirds and some Dung flies about too

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Sounds good Ben, the ony thing I've see so far is my first blue bottle which folowed me down the street as I was coming home the other day. Had to run to close the front door on it !

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No butterflies yet, but bees seen this morning, ladybirds too - one flew into the conservatory this morning. Clouds of gnats over the cat poo in the borders (can't keep up with clearing it at the moment) - not my cats either!!! Camellia's opening, crocuses brilliant, snowdrops finished, daffs out, leaves opening on honeysuckle and weigela, muscari flowering and tulips showing lots of leaf.

Saw a nice big bumbly bee yesterday down the plot, and Mr D recons he saw a baby cabbage white butterfly, but I dont think they grow from tiny things into larger ones, more a case of emerging from the cocoon fully formed isnt it?

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Just remind me which perfume you were wearing!!!!

Butterflies...YEY!!

Cheeky sod! It was obviously lost and looking for the house next door with dog poo in the garden

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- of course... !!!!!

My first butterfly today, a yellow brimstone, lovely to see it and on such a beautiful day AND IT WASN'T RAINING...
Sue

That make two of us then Sue. The little bugger wouldn't stop though so I couldn't take a foto

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Have seen two bright yellow ones so far this year. Cat showed great interest in the one today.

First (small) cabbage white butterfly of the year. Actually it was two, mating on the wing - clearly in a hurry.
I got this one!
Show no mercy. I've figured it's more efficient to kill the butterflies than thousands of eggs or hundreds of caterpillars. Wotcha reckon?

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The ladybirds are at it hammer and tongs on my allotment.....everywhere you look at the moment.

Same here - promiscuous little devils. Keep forgetting to take the camera to pics add to previous threads.

And as for the birds........ They could at least keep the noise down

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Earthbabe
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Had butterflies on and off for well over a month now, loads of dung flies, buggers when you're trying to work, all of the above plus the red and black flies (my g children call them grenadier guards) that we get here in abundance, like the ladybirds, all walking round joined at the tails.

Had a look at the bee hives from Oxford Bee Company yesterday and the three of them all have masonry bees making themselves at home.

Must get the camera out today.

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Way to go TwoSheds! I saw my first cabbage white yesterday, but the darn thing got away.

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Ursula LeGuin
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We've had Small Tortoiseshells flitting around for a few weeks now.

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First cabbage white to-day it is no more!

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Have seen quite a few yellow brimstones around lately and saw my first cabbage white today. Also today spotted the sadly common and very ugly vandal butterfly. Appears floating as if from nowhere, usually during the easter holiday. Brief respite usually provided between the months of april and early july. Then, as with the cabbage white, all hell breaks loose for approx 2 months.

SM

Squash Muppet, What's a Vandal Butterfly? Can't find anything on Google...?

Ah, just got you. Easter Hols: kids, aka greater-spotted-hoodrat !

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Saw my first tortoiseshell butterfly today and lots of ladybirds.

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And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Ah TwoSheds. LOL!!

Saw few more yellow brimstones today and tortoiseshell.

Lovely

SM

We've had peacocks, small tortoiseshell, brimstone (they used to be mega rare) and the first holly blue yesterday. Brimstones have such a flittery flight that I've never managed to pohotograph one.

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