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First outing of 2022

12/4/2022

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Last week's cool weather was thought unsuitable for butterflies and we gave the first transect of the 2022 season a miss. The forecast for week 2 was not very encouraging either, with the exception of Monday, which offered borderline temperatures with a mix of sun and cloud but also strong winds. We decided to give it a try.
 
At the start of our transect circuit at Hither Field (Section 1) it was sunny but with a strong headwind which persisted across Coneyboro Hill (Section 2) – recently cleared of much of the scrub by Surrey Wildlife Trust.  Dropping down into the normally sheltered Fames Rough (Sections 3 & 4), the wind was still noticeable and we saw Brimstones hurrying by and Peacocks flitting about and sunning themselves on the sun-warmed paths.  We also had a fly-by from a Red Admiral. 

​Leaving Fames Rough  we saw another couple of Brimstones in the wooded section (5) between Fames and Harholt Plantation (Section 6). On Hill Wood Field (Section 7) there was a single Peacock.  Barn Field and Great Parsons Field (Sections 8 to 12) were open to the wind and largely shaded – we counted no butterflies there.
Count Summary:
12 
Peacock
12 Brimstone
  1 Red Admiral
 Total : 25 Butterflies
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View from Coneyboro Hill to Fames Rough.
PS. While unlocking the gate to Coneyboro we found a Common Lizard by the gate-post (see pic). In Fames Rough we also spotted an Orange Underwing Moth (see pic).
Survey by Brian Gardner, Graham H and Graham K submitted to Butterfly Conservation (UKBMS). 
​Report by Brian Gardner. Pics by Graham K.
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Peacock, Fames Rough
Common Lizard, Coneyboro Hill
Orange Underwing Moth, Fames Rough
Underwing of the Moth
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