That is interesting. The answer is: "they are all in our garden in Llandudno"! This is our 12th summer here and we have record numbers this year.

Anybody else from North Wales seen more Red Admirals than usual? Any theories as to why they are thriving here?

It's driving me mad! Yesterday (Friday) I saw a stunningly beautiful fritillary in our 2-acre wildlife garden (limestone) that is near the coast in N Wales. It was large (red admiral sized), very orange, had rounded back wings with a very slight point in the middle. What puzzled me were the "wh...