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Rain reduces sightings

17/5/2022

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Monday's transect started warm and sunny but with a strongish SW wind. As we have done for the past few weeks, we started our walk at Section 11, proceeding to 12 and then doing the 'set' route through to Section 10.  Walking Section 3 in Fames Rough, we were seeing Dingy Skippers, Brimstones and other butterflies, but by then the clouds had thickened enough for a ten-minute light rain shower which put paid to our hopes of seeing any more butterflies until the temperature picked up again. As we were leaving Fames the sun re-emerged and encouraged a single Green Hairsteak to show itself. Another shower passed quickly by when we were in Hill Wood Field, and although the air was still fairly warm we saw only one Common Blue in Section 8 before finishing at the end of Section 10.

​Count details:
7 
Brimstone
7 Dingy Skipper
3 Small Heath
1 Common Blue
1 Green Hairstreak
1 Holly Blue
1 Peacock
 
Summary: 21 Butterflies from 7 species.

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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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Male Common Blue, Barn Field
White Helleborine, Coneyboro Hill
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