tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post2642821887379441896..comments2024-03-27T17:21:08.606+00:00Comments on Butterfly Notes: Painted Lady, Vanessa carduiNick Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-48514744344212797912021-01-17T19:27:32.023+00:002021-01-17T19:27:32.023+00:00Hi Tammie Lee. You can't be sure that we are n...Hi Tammie Lee. You can't be sure that we are not counting the same butterfly more than once. Most of the records I receive are from scattered places across the county of East Lothian, so there are very unlikely to be repeat counts of the same individual butterfly. However, when there is a small colony of a rare butterfly it is more likely the same individuals are being recorded by more than one person. For instance in 2019 a colony of Holly Blues was found for the first time in East Lothian. Several enthusiasts went to see them and sent me their record, so I had to take that into account, knowing that the four that one person had seen were most likely included in the seven that someone else recorded that same day. In that case I just use the highest count for the day.<br />At home, I have been counting Red Admirals each day on my Buddleia bushes. Certainly, I was counting the same butterflies day after day, but I just wanted to see how the number fluctuated, before they migrated south. My intention would be to take the maximum count each week in that case.<br />It doesn't really matter if we count a butterfly twice, so long as we count butterflies in the same way year after year to see how they are doing.<br />I would love to see a Mourning Cloak. They are very rare visitors to the UK and called the Camberwell Beauty here!Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699362192397811792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-37407389642450492102021-01-11T14:59:29.771+00:002021-01-11T14:59:29.771+00:00It really is amazing considering them flying this ...It really is amazing considering them flying this far and for so many Km daily. I might have asked you this before. How do you know that you are not counting the same butterfly more than once? <br />We have painted ladies here too, though not in winter. <br />Our state butterfly the mourning cloak is said to fly off to somewhere else for winter, but some of them hibernate under the bark of a tree and the first warm-ish day they come out and fly. I have seen one or two on a first warm day of spring. Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-12225166410454278062020-12-21T20:31:12.228+00:002020-12-21T20:31:12.228+00:00That is interesting. Apparently they arrived in th...That is interesting. Apparently they arrived in the Outer Hebrides in large numbers in 2019. I often wonder if they continue north west and perish in the Atlantic. Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-6617302171817331832020-12-20T22:49:33.460+00:002020-12-20T22:49:33.460+00:00Strangely you had far more Painted Ladies last yea...Strangely you had far more Painted Ladies last year than we did down South. Most seemed to fly straight through here and head North.Bob Eade.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15087975886344058082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-36559479743172957372020-12-20T21:49:07.815+00:002020-12-20T21:49:07.815+00:00Thanks Peter. I am completely behind with my posts...Thanks Peter. I am completely behind with my posts. I will make more effort next year!<br />It is interesting what a difference there can be in Painted Lady between years.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-26259194983306870202020-12-20T12:55:55.448+00:002020-12-20T12:55:55.448+00:00Good to see a butterfly post at this time of year ...Good to see a butterfly post at this time of year Nick. Just one Painted Lady sighting for me on the Isle of Wight in 2020.A brief sighting in the garden,when it was attracted by the verbena. Last year of course I could guarantee that I would see several each day during the summer. Peter Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11661293125506181887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-54945796259856171292020-12-20T00:33:07.469+00:002020-12-20T00:33:07.469+00:00Thank you. You have done better than me. I only sa...Thank you. You have done better than me. I only saw one Painted Lady this year in June. It was laying eggs but sadly heavy rain the following day washed them away.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-58668488523083502142020-12-19T05:19:20.359+00:002020-12-19T05:19:20.359+00:00Lovely shots! Let's hope 2021 is a bumper year...Lovely shots! Let's hope 2021 is a bumper year for them & other migrant insects. Think I saw either 3 or 4 Painted Ladies this year with just one in my garden.Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.com