The Lincolnshire Bird Club

My area at the rear of my garden was overflowing with butterflies this afternoon. I sat down after a hard days work and it was a joy watching so much activity. i counted 100+ peacocks, on the buddleia, gravel, pond bridge, they was everywhere, i even had butterflies landing on my head.
Painted ladies 40+
Red admiral 5
Small tortoiseshell 4
Comma 4
Gatekeeper, 10 mostly on marjoram, get some marjoram john
Large white and small white, lots
While looking at the marjoram i found about 6 mint moths.
Also lots of bees and hoverflies.
All this between 3.30-5.00pm. then it started to rain.

Still no sign of Gatekeeper! In past years as I remember they rarely visit the Buddleia, have tended to drop on the window ledge and the grass, so not sure why they haven't put in an appearance, because I'm stuck at home I'm looking for them almost all day.

AUGUST 6th:

Painted Lady - 23
Peacock - 28
Small White - 5
Large White - 12
Comma - 2
Common Blue - 1

AUGUST 7th:

Painted Lady - 26
Peacock - 18
Large White - 15
Small White - 3
Green-vein White - 1
Small Tortoiseshell - 1
Comma - 2

AUGUST 8th:

Peacock - 9
Painted Lady - 20
Comma - 1
Small Tortoiseshell - 2
Large White - 7
GV White - 1

Colin,

How about a couple of cuttings of the Marjoram plant, save me buying them.

Regards

John

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GETTING OLD HAS IT'S ADVANTAGES BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY ARE lol

AUGUST 9th:

Painted Lady - 10
Peacock - 21
Large White - 8
Small White - 3
Comma - 1
Small T/shell - 2

AUGUST 11th:

Painted Lady - 3
Peacock - 9
Small White - 2
Large White - 13
Small T/shell - 3
Common Blue - 1
Comma - 1

AUGUST 12th:

Painted Lady - 2
Small T/shell - 5
Peacock - 16
Large White - 9
Small White - 3
Red Admiral - 1
Holly Blue - 1 [ on Ivy ]

AUGUST 13th:

Small White - 1
Large White - 5
Small Tor/shell - 3
Red Admiral - 1
Peacock - 14
Painted Lady - 2

Regards

John

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GETTING OLD HAS IT'S ADVANTAGES BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY ARE lol

AUG 14th:

Peacock - 5
P.Lady - 1
Large White - 3
Small Tor/shell - 2

AUG 15th:

Red Admiral - 1
Peacock - 3
P.Lady - 3
Small T/shell - 1
Large White - 2
Small White - 3

AUG 17/18th:

Red Admiral - 2
Comma - 1
Large White - 3
P.Lady - 2
Small Tor/shell - 1
Peacock - 1

AUG 19th:

Red Admiral - 1
P. Lady - 1
Peacock - 1
Small Tor/shell - 1
Large White - 5
Small White - 2

John

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GETTING OLD HAS IT'S ADVANTAGES BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY ARE lol