UK Spring butterflies

[ROBERT BUTCHER]

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Plenty of Small Tortoiseshells and Peacocks, some Commas, esoterica like
Small Whites and Holly Blues - but has anyone seen a Red Admiral?  And by
the way, where have all the mailing list members gone?
Michaek Healy

mike,
yes at brimham rocks (Yorkshire) the first weekend of april there were 
three red admirals on the wing.
By the way, also 5 green hairstreaks, around 16 painted ladies etc..is 
this an early season or what? The ladybirds i was collecting to obtain the 
parasitoid (expecting 1-2nd instar parasitoid within the ladybird) were 
already cocconed with most hatched and thus the parasitoids already away on 
the wing; 
the yponomeutids (ermine moths) were already tented up and third instars 
instead of the expected 1st instars etc etc
You been having nice weather down in england recently or something (he 
writes as the hail falls at present, albeit lightly, in Dundee!!)>
Cheers
rob