butterflies

[iworkwhippets 12,732]

Ive hardly seen any this year, wasps and bees also, but im outside in my garden , it must bee in the mid twenties, theres swarms of cabbage whites all over my plants, nice to see, hardly any flies about either, im wondering if its all these pesticides being used 

[tatsblisters 10,336]

Never known a year like it for low number's 

[Arry 22,557]

Plenty bloody Cabbage Whites about f***ing things.

Cheers Arry

[BEARINATOR 2,872]

It’s with the cold spell after the fake spring we had, starting to see more flying about the garden and woods now and only noticed the bats flying again the past month as well 

[forest of dean redneck 11,752]

Local radio was on about it ,couldn’t quite hear as reception was poor but sounded like Dorset wildlife want pesticides to be stopped and habitat and fresh water increased to boost numbers ?

[iworkwhippets 12,732]

1 hour ago, forest of dean redneck said:

Local radio was on about it ,couldn’t quite hear as reception was poor but sounded like Dorset wildlife want pesticides to be stopped and habitat and fresh water increased to boost numbers ?

water, daughter came visit couple hrs back, i put a dish of fresh water out fer her dog, within minutes the butterflies were on it , its fekin bakin here, and humid

[neil r 1,872]

Loads of cabbage whites and a fair few red admirals aswell on my pen . Plenty of bees and millions of annoying wasps too 

[jukel123 8,751]

Roughly half the number I usually get.

 I've planted my garden with insect attracting plants and have two big wildlife ponds. No peacock butterflies, half the red admirals and maybe an eighth of the tortoishells.

Very few wasps but plenty of bees including honey bees. 

I've had hardly any daddy longlegs this year.

Wet summer, insectides or natural cycles? Dunno.

I've got some outbuildings. I used to get a minimum of 6 swallow nests. This year ...none.

Never heard a cuckoo this year.

I've got bat boxes.. no residents this year.

We're doomed. Doomed I tell ye!

 

 

 

 

Edited September 18, 2024 by jukel123

[gnipper 6,546]

I wonder how many creatures larvae or dormant nest drowned last year due to the wet weather? I don't know what it's like where everyone else is but it's a bumper year for mosquitoes round here

[iworkwhippets 12,732]

What I find disturbing is this, every year until now, I wait for the swallows n swifts to arrive,    not a single one, of either, the swallows have nested previously outside my bedroom window, so when they nest I don't ever open the window till they have gone, it was nice to hear the young chatter when the parents came wi grub, they deffo have not been over my area this year ,masonry wasps always nest just outside my front door,   nothing this year 

[Arry 22,557]

Just crossing the path up the garden so I put him on the hedge away from the hedgehogs.

Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar.

Cheers Arry