Big Butterfly Count anyone????

**veggiechicken** · 22-07-2014, 10:32 AM

Thanks Nicos.

I've just signed up to it. Better swat up on the butterflies before I sit in the sun for 15 minutes

**Nicos** · 22-07-2014, 10:39 AM

I think that it would be useful to have a camera handy and then ID them afterwards?

**scarey55** · 22-07-2014, 11:00 AM

My Buddleia has just come into flower too. Shame it's UK only - we have some really unusual ones here. Hey-ho, perhaps I'll do it anyway and publish the results of the Big Beaugut butterfly count on here instead

**veggiechicken** · 22-07-2014, 11:09 AM

Just had a trial run and all I saw were white ones.............I always have trouble telling the Small and the Greenveined ones apart at a distance and they don't stay still for long - not for my camera!!

**Bren In Pots** · 22-07-2014, 11:50 AM

Thanks for that Nicos I'm just putting the app on my phone.

**bearded bloke** · 22-07-2014, 01:48 PM

Whites large,small & green viened
Painted lady
Peacock
Fritillary

Found the husk & wings of a Large Emerald in a spiders web

**Bren In Pots** · 22-07-2014, 04:59 PM

I had 8 in all mostly small whites then one Peacock and a large white.

**mothhawk** · 22-07-2014, 05:49 PM

Went for a walk locally and saw
large white
small white
peacock
small skipper
ringlet
meadow brown
small heath

**WendyC** · 22-07-2014, 07:52 PM

I had a letter in the post about it last week. Have filed safely for when I have time to sit still for 15 minutes. e.g. the summer holidays .

**NatalieCooke** · 25-07-2014, 01:08 PM

Just been down bottom of the garden to get the wheelbarrow. Only noticed a small white one of a brown one. I'll keep an eye out for any more whist I eat my dinner.

**Knight of Albion** · 25-07-2014, 05:14 PM

Thanks for the link.

I love butterflies!

**Kirk** · 30-07-2014, 10:47 PM

Came across it a few years ago and I used to count them when having a walk at lunch time.
Often wondered if they were puzzled by the observations, as one route was along a canal that had bushes, reeds and enclosed, the other was along a sea wall that was open, sandy and grassy. Species seen were utterly different.

Was fun trying to remember the ones I didn't know so I could sit and identify them afterwards.

Bought the laminated guide from FSC as it meant I didn't need to remember as much.

**Bren In Pots** · 31-07-2014, 07:59 AM

Don't forget you can take part in the count more than once so thats handy when different flowers available. We're getting a fair few of Meadow browns on the Oregano plus the Buddleia is out now as well.

**Small pumpkin** · 31-07-2014, 08:59 AM

I've just downloaded the app.
All I need now is for the sun to come out.

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