Cool and cloudy

26/5/2023

The sunny and warm weather forecast for this week's transect proved unreliable. Thursday morning's cloud thinned towards midday and the sun started to shine until I arrived at Holly Lane car park to start my solo walk around, but then the clouds started to build once again. There was also a slight northerly breeze which felt fresh in the increasing shade.

All in all, this transect was a poor one. During the morning, I thought that I might be overwhelmed by the count numbers but I needn't have worried – there was hardly a butterfly to be seen. Although I recorded a few butterflies on Coneyboro Hill and Stagbury Field, it was once again the two sheltered sections of Fames Rough that provided the most butterflies: ten of the fifteen recorded on the whole transect.

Count details:
5 Dingy Skipper
3 Orange Tip
2 Small Copper
2 Brimstone
1 Holly Blue
1 Large White
1 Peacock

Summary:
15 Butterflies from 7 species.
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Survey by Brian Gardner
submitted to Butterfly Conservation (UKBMS).
Report and pics by Brian Gardner.

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