A solo survey in the sunshine

8/9/2025

With the butterfly team short on numbers this week, BG took on the challenge of completing Transect 23 solo. The conditions were kind – warm early autumn sunshine lit the way – and although the overall count dipped slightly from last week’s figures, it still came in above average for the season.
The species list remained much the same, though with a few interesting changes: the Chalkhill Blues and the elusive Purple Hairstreak were absent, but in their place came a welcome addition to this week’s tally – a lone Speckled Wood.

Count details:
53 Meadow Brown
10 Small White
9 Common Blue
6 Small Copper
5 Brown Argus
3 Small Heath
1 Speckled Wood
Count summary:
87 butterflies from 7 species.

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