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Spring is in the air
Thursday 6th May 2010
With plenty of bright sunny days recently there's a definite feeling of Spring in the air. New growth is coming through, the wild flowers are beginning to appear and, as Vicki at Glencoe Cottages reports, the first of the buttlerflies are appearing too.
The first Orangetip Butterfly of the year, fresh and bright having just hatched, was spotted feeding on the bluebells this morning. A Peacock butterfly hovered around the dandelions. Spring seems to have arrived at last.
Here a list of the other Butterflies we have here at Torren, Glencoe, apart from the Small Mountain Ringlet which we have seen when on a hill walk as they only live at over 700 ft.
Red Admiral
Speckled Wood
Scotch Argus
Dark Green Fritillary
Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary
Orange Tip
Common Blue
Green Hairstreak
Green-Veined White
Large Heat
Hedge Brown
Meadow Brown
Small Heath
Painted Lady
Peacock
Small Mountain Ringlet ( only seen over 700 ft)
Small Tortoiseshell
Small Copper
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