Butterflies

[Pan mixer]

I don't remember anyone else mentioning it but I have never seen so many butterflies as I have seen today, there were thousands around the mower all afternoon, I tried to take a group photo but they were too fast for me so I got a close up of a slow one.

Where are all the people who have been complaining in previous years that butterflies are virtually extinct?

Anyone else noticed?

 

[Dave W]

@Grassman been murdering some today. Much to my daughters dismay

 

[Bury the Trash]

Yep, lots herecas well. Trouble is ir they like the long grass laid up for hay and everythings getting knocked down atm .... nice dry sunny weather suits them tho no doubt like last year now this again will rebuild numbers i guess. Bad summers affects everything except trees for moisture...,

 

[Pan mixer]

Yep, lots herecas well. Trouble is ir they like the long grass and everythings getting knocked down for hay atm ....

Yes they concentrated on the 'islands' of long grass as I was mowing and then went to play in the undergrazed cattle field next door and on the margins as I got to the end of things.

I don't think that I killed one though, they were too fast.

 

[Grassman]

Clouds of them as i mowed. Went home and the mesh bonnet had a few stuck to it. Stopped the engine and they flew off

 

[TripleSix]

I've not seen one this year

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

I had the same ones yesterday , seemed to be thousands of them , anyone know which type they are ?

 

[essexpete]

I always see a lot of meadow brown at hay making but I don't think there have been so prolific this year. I have not seen many in the garden this year.

 

[kiwi pom]

I saw heaps today too but I was in the butterfly enclosure at Chester zoo so I’m not sure it counts[emoji12]

 

[Grassman]

I saw heaps today too but I was in the butterfly enclosure at Chester zoo so I’m not sure it counts[emoji12]

That's a long day trip​

 

[Jon 3085]

Loads of meadow brown butterflies here,think there is more because it’s a later hay making season.

 

[Gordy1]

Had a walk around an old WW2 airfield yesterday evening & see quite a few meadow browns, see a big old barn owl flying around the wheat fields as well, also hares, always a nice sight.