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The Great Butterfly Adventure: Africa to Britain with the Painted Lady (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Monahawk
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I'll keep an eye out for that.
Jon Turner
Well-known member
Fascinating, but what was that short call of a bird, heard twice in Morocco?
Was the 'calling' bird a species of Warbler?
Very enjoyable programme
Jon Turner
Well-known member
Sounded more like a Chat or a Wheatear.
Monahawk
Well-known member
Great programme. I knew these butterflies were migratory, but I didn't know that one of the factors determining their migration was because of the actions of a parasitic wasp. I was amazed too that they just keep pushing northwards if conditions permit and there had been sightings of 'pioneer' painted ladies in Britain and Ireland as early as January.
Si.
Si.
Jon Turner
Well-known member
One of the last days we were in Cape Verde a week or so ago I was walking by the SE tip of the island of Sal and there were hundreds of Painted Ladies where a week before only a couple. It seems they head south west as well as north and east.
NoSpringChicken
Well-known member
I thought it was quite brave of the BBC to show a 90 minutes long programme about butterflies but it was totally engrossing and the time flew by. It was full of interesting information and facts but, apart from anything else, Painted Ladies are so stunningly beautiful to look at. An excellent programme.
Ron
Ron
Adey Baker
Member
What a shame they couldn't put the programme on a couple of weeks earlier, then people would have had a much better chance of encountering one. Once you know the story behind anything that turns up in your back garden, then it takes on a whole new importance in your connection with it.
It was better then I thought it would be I thought it be a programme with someone narrating but found it more interesting with presenters talking to Butterfly experts. its a Butterfly I've yet to see most butterflies I see are Cabbage Butterflies.
Mark Lew1s
My real name is Mark Lewis
House bunting?
I really enjoyed the program too - but I didn't think much of the presenter. Made for quite an awkward watch at times.
