Nature came out of its winter hiding in a big way today. It was 16c in the sun, blossom is everywhere, bloody great bumblebee bombers are in the air, the sparrowhawks are catching the first big thermals of the year and we saw our FIRST Brimstone Butterflies of the year today!
The Brimstone is very often the first sign of summer around the corner, and although the first one in Britain this year was seen on January 9th in Lincolnshire, TODAY was the first day they became widespread. We must have seen at least half a dozen on our walks today!
The male Brimstone is bright yellow, the female more of a pale green colour, both sexes have very distinctly-shaped wings, and MARCH is very often the month you'll FIRST see them, in the year. If you keep your eyes open!It wasn't that long ago, that one couldn't expect to see Brimstones until May, and many reference books still suggest that they are only regularly seen in June, July and August.
Ah you see... global warming blah blah blah... we're all doomed... etc etc...!
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