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15-07-2022, 11:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-07-2023, 01:15 PM by Small chilli.
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The Butterfly Count started today - ends 7th August. All you need do is sit for 15 minutes and count butterflies and moths.
More info in the link about what to do next!
https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-cons...224842843d
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Small chilli
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I’ll be doing it again this year. Probably a couple of times.
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Just done my first count. 4 green veined white.
What’s everyone else seen on there count?
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Second count
1 red admiral
2 green veined white
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The buddlehia is out now, so just waiting for a sunny day.
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I'm hopeless at this. I'll see a butterfly and remember This Count but can't seem to sit down in the right place for 15 minutes to count them properly.
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My first count this year
3 red admiral
2 peacock
1 silver Y
Anyone else been counting? What have you seen in your 15 minute period
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Not remembered to count for 15 minutes but watched butterflies for fun on a buddleia yesterday (which is cheating a bit). 8 red admirals, 2 peacock numerous white/yellow ones a couple of painted ladies and I think a tortoiseshell plus one unidentified.
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JJB I don’t see why You couldn’t still add those butterflies to a count.  .
They won’t know it wasn’t a full 15 minutes worth. I’d be delighted to have that many butterflies in an hour, never mind less than 15mins 
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Did my second count today. I was only taking rubbish to the bin. 20 minutes later I completed the task. Well you can’t walk past the buddleia when the sun is out. 
7 peacock
2 small tortoise shell
1 red admiral
1 green veined white
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