The Big Butterfly Count has been running for many years now. The idea is to go outside and count butterflies for fifteen minutes! This year's Big Butterfly Count starts tomorrow (Friday 16 July) and runs until 9 August. Find out more and join in at the
Big Butterfly Count website. The best times to see butterflies are between 10am and 4pm and you are most likely to see butterflies in warm, sunny weather.
I survey butterflies throughout the summer at two sites (Lauriston Farm and Corstorphine Hill, both in Edinburgh), but am always happy to go to other places to count butterflies for the Big Butterfly Count.
The photo shows a Comma Butterfly, one of the species I hope to see during the Big Butterfly Count.
Sounds like fun! Take care, have a great day!
ReplyDeleteSpending fifteen minutes sitting in the warm sunshine looking for beautiful butterflies is my absolute idea of a perfect afternoon. Edinburgh has some gorgeous green spaces, so Lauriston Farm must be incredibly peaceful for a survey. Hopefully, that stunning Comma butterfly makes an appearance for you this weekend. Let us know how your final count turns out.
ReplyDeleteWe have quite a few butterflies in the garden but I have yet to coax one of them to sit still for a photo.
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