Red Admiral

[Boydtd at aol.com]

I saw my first Red Admiral of the season here today at Helen's Bay, 10 miles
NE of Belfast in Northern Ireland.  It was in perfect condition.  Also the
first Small Tortoiseshell to hatch this summer among 269 butterflies seen on
a Pollard transect, the largest number ever seen on a weekly transect in 10
years.  155 of them were Ringlets.  Temperature during transect 24 degrees
celsius.
 
Trevor Boyd
Butterfly Conservation, Northern Ireland.