The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Is any body else seeing any Painted Ladies?
I have 14 in my garden at the moment. Numbers have been increasing all day.
John Walker pers com. Had 8 within 250 metres of his house.

In addition to the worn/wing damaged individual first seen in my BBH garden on Thu 4 August, I've had just one pristine Painted Lady appearing on the Buddleia today. Has anyone in the Lincoln area seen numbers to suggest a local influx/emergence?

Peacocks have certainly increased. Today there were 8 on the Buddleia in the garden.

Freddy

several fresh painted ladies ,peacocks, red admirals and commas around my home area
with 21 peacock,9 red admiral, 2 comma 4 painted lady and 2 small tortoiseshells on
my garden buddleias 060816.

regards John

Still managing to find Painted Ladies, mainly on Buddlia bushes. 21 between Welton le Marsh and Huttoft Village today. All in good condition.

Only 2 on my Buddleia and 2 on ragwort nearby, also on Buddleia 35 Peacocks, 7 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell
also 3 Large White, 2 Wall Brown, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Hedge Brown in garden.

regards John

A great August garden list, John - especially with 2 Wall Brown. The worrying downward trend this summer is the Small Tortoiseshell e.g. with just your singleton, yet good numbers of Peacocks (35) and Red Admirals (7).

We've had this up and down in numbers of ST for some years now with experts emphasizing the presence of adverse spring weather and also parasitic wasps. It is virtually a rarity around Lincoln so far this summer. For example, at Chambers Farm Wood this August there was one trip report of 21 species including 130 Peacocks, 65 Ringlet, 43 Purple Hairstreaks, 6 White Admirals, etc, etc, BUT not a single Small Tortoiseshell. Other Lincs Branch BC reports have mirrored this species' absence.

Let's hope for a 'reasonable' second emergence in late August and September but I'm not holding my breath.

Meanwhile, Ed is still managing to find good numbers of Painted Ladies on his trips out and about in Lincs.

Freddy

Agree totally on Small Torts Freddy.