Summer is expected to be a flowery, colourful time of year in the garden with butterflies fluttering from one blossom to another. However, if you're a bit of a butterfly boffin, you may have already noticed that there have not been too many of them around this year. The Wall Brown, which has already been in steep decline in recent years, has not been spotted at all this year. This is also the case for four of the other resident species, Purple Hairstreak, Silver-washed Fritillary, Clouded Yellow and Grayling. The next Big Butterfly Count is coming up and Butterfly Conservation Northern Ireland would like as many people as possible to join in.
Source: BBC, 8 July 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-36725852
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