Warm but cloudy

26/7/2022

The weather forecast for Monday morning was for reasonable conditions but as GH and BG started the transect it was mainly cloudy with a strong SW wind. Fortunately, at around 24 degrees, it was fairly warm and we saw that there were fewer butterflies in the sections exposed to the wind and more where there was shelter.

The less than ideal weather gave an overall result of a very reduced version of last week's count, i.e. fewer butterflies from fewer species.

Count details:
52 Meadow Brown
38 Gatekeeper
14 Chalkhill Blue
2 Purple Hairstreak
1 Clouded Yellow
1 Peacock
1 Small Copper

Summary:
109 butterflies from 7 species.
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Survey by Brian Gardner and Graham H submitted to Butterfly Conservation (UKBMS).
Report by Brian Gardner. Pics by Brian G.
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