I noticed an unusually large number of ladybirds on the wing and landing on my house, shed and everything else today. I understand this is fairly common in the autumn, as they look for somewhere to hibernate through the winter. Is anybody noticing this phenomenon right now?
Yep – lots around one of the UK’s early hotspots (Derby) yesterday. I put their particular abundance that day down to the warm weather making them active, combined with the sudden leaf-fall, making them homeless.