Survey by Brian Gardner, Graham H and Graham K submitted to Butterfly Conservation (UKBMS).
Report by Brian Gardner. Pics by Graham Kenward and Brian Gardner. Click on pics to enlarge.
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Tuesday's transect, by Graham H and Brian, was done in minimal weather conditions. We got off to a poor start with only three Meadow Browns recorded in Section 1 (Hither Field) and nothing at all in the usually reliable Section 2 (Coneyboro Hill) but from Fames Rough onwards we saw a reasonable spread of species, albeit with reduced butterfly numbers because of the cool and cloudy conditions. Some of the butterflies were looking decidedly ragged: the photos below are obviously of a newly emerged, pristine second-brood Blue while the Small Copper looks like it's been around for a few weeks.
Survey by Brian Gardner, Graham H and Duncan Jennings submitted to Butterfly Conservation (UKBMS). Report and pics by Brian Gardner. Click on pics to enlarge.  Silver-washed Fritillary on Wild Parsnip Just for a change the weather for Wednesday's transect was better than forecast, giving us a warm and mainly sunny morning for our walk around. The Meadow Browns and Gatekeepers provided this week's big numbers, helped along by higher than usual counts of Peacocks and Brimstones. The Purple Hairstreaks were seen flying in the yew trees along the top edge of Fames Rough (Section 3) rather than the oaks bordering Hill Wood Field, where we saw them last week and over previous years.
Survey by Brian Gardner and Graham H submitted to Butterfly Conservation (UKBMS). Report and pics by Brian Gardner. Click on pics to enlarge.  Silver-washed Fritillary |
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