Busiest count so far

With a total of 517 butterflies counted acoss 12 species, Tuesday's Transect No. 11 was our busiest count this year, but we've certainly got a long way to go before we match our record of 1,207 butterflies for week 14 of 2019. Tuesday's perfect conditions yielded a much higher number than last week's of Marbled Whites (216) and Meadow Browns (169). The Dark Green Fritillaries are most commonly seen in Fames Rough but for this transect they were also spotted on Coneyboro Hill, Hill Wood Field and Great Parson's Field. Similarly, the Small/Essex Skippers were also more widely spread than on previous weeks. No Blues were found. 
Report from Brian G.

Here's this week's count:
216 Marbled White
169 Meadow Brown
  58 Small/Essex Skipper
  25 Ringlet
  25 Small Heath
    9 Dark Green Fritillary
    5 Speckled Wood
    3 Small Tortoiseshell
    3 Large White
    2 Large Skipper
    1 Brimstone
    1 Small White
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Fames Roughnecks: Brian G, Roger V & Graham H

Survey by Graham H, Graham K, Brian Gardner and Roger Vye
​submitted to Butterfly Conservation (UKBMS). 
​Pics  by Graham K.
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Dark Green Fritillary, Fames Rough

Large Skipper, Coneyboro Hill

Marbled White, Fames Rough

Small Tortoiseshell, Coneyboro Hill