In reply to James:
Painted Ladies
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In reply to Alan.:
Amazing spectacle, must be mind-blowing to see such vast numbers when you think how excited we get over one or two on our plants!
2013 photos & vids here
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In reply to WendyBartter:
Here is the UK invasion in 2009, I remeber it well & doesn't seem so long ago www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Painted-ladies-migrate-thousands-of-miles-radars-discover-they-are-just-too-high-for-you-to-see-them.html We had them everywhere. They were picked up on radar too.
Best wishes
Hazel in the Gironde estuary, France
In reply to Noisette:
It's certainly remarkable and interesting data, something so small that can travel that far and be picked up on radar !
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Regards, Hazel
"Each kindness shown to birds or men is sure to flutter back again"
In reply to HAZY:
Got these two yesterday.
Jim
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Nice shots Jim, haven't seen many Commas this year.
Thank you Hazel, I have only seen a few here too.
Nice shots.
According to this year's survey, I understand both Comma's and Red Admirals have actually had quite a good year, with numbers up on last year (in the UK anyway), probably due to them being early fliers and the weather in May being the best of the summer.
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In reply to Nigel O:
Lucky enough to see quite a rise in numbers of very fresh looking Commas early in year though dwindled quite quickly but plenty of Red Admirals, Peacocks & Small Tortoiseshells all summer & still around now on sunny days on Buddleias & Verbena especially!
Does anyone know what this beastie is? I'm guessing some kind of Crane Fly? Approx inch long!