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Warm but cloudy

26/7/2022

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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

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Summary:
109 butterflies from 7 species.
Click on butterfly names for more info.
Survey by Brian Gardner and Graham H submitted to Butterfly Conservation (UKBMS).  ​
​Report  by Brian Gardner. Pics by  Brian G.
​​Click on pics to enlarge.
Purple Hairstreak, HIll Wood Field
Chalkhill Blue, Stagbury Field
Gatekeeper on Ragwort flowers, Harholt Plantation
Small Copper, Stagbury Field
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