Plenty of Peacocks

Yesterday afternoon was fine and warm for our first transect of 2021 (the weather was unsuitable for weeks 1/26 and 2/26).
 
We started at 1.00pm, when the sun shone strongly on the south-facing first half of our set route, but by the time we reached Section 8 (Barn Field and Great Parson's Field) we were pretty much in the shade. The butterfly numbers that we recorded, all in the first eight sections, made up for their lack in the final four sections. In Fames Rough alone we counted 25 butterflies.

Here are the details of the final count for the transect:
 
22 Brimstone
20 Peacock
  3 Orange Tip
  1 Green Hairstreak
  1 Comma
 Click on butterfly names for more info.
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Totals: 47 butterflies from 5 species.

Survey by Graham H, Brian Gardner and Graham Kenward ​submitted to Butterfly Conservation (UKBMS). 
​Report by Brian G. Pic: Graham Kenward.
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Peacock on parched ground in Fames Rough.