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The butterflies are back!

6/6/2019

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Tuesday's walk resulted in a complete absence of butterflies – the first time for us. We therefore decided to go for a second walk on Thursday as the weather forecast looked more positive. A large dark cloud was heading our way as we set out across Section 1 and we sheltered under the trees at the start of Section 2 until the 10-minute rain shower passed. We then had increasing amounts of sun as the morning passed but it took some time before the temperature started to rise. 

Note: In Hither Field (Section 1) our barely established Kidney Vetch plants are under threat once again from the newly arrived cattle.

Survey by Brian G and Graham H,
​submitted to Butterfly Conservation (UKBMS). 
Post by Brian G.


Given the poor conditions at today's start, we felt that the day's count was quite reasonable. It comprised:
 
19 Common Blue
15 Small Heath
  5 Dingy Skipper
  3 Green Hairstreak
  1 Brimstone
  1 Speckled Wood
  1 Small Copper
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  1 Holly Blue
 
46 Butterflies across 8 species.
Click on butterfly names for more info.
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