Butterflies: October 2023

Sunday 15th Despite the cool northerly conditions a number of Red Admirals were seen to come in off the sea. Saturday 14th A Wall was at Restharrow Scrape. Monday 2nd The flowering ivy around The Elms and Little Elms was full of Red Admirals and Speckled Woods, with smaller numbers of Comma and Peacock. There were also three Common Blues…

Butterflies: July 2023

Sunday 30th Five Walls were the highlight on Worth, but also two Common Blues, one Brown Argus, 25 Gatekeepers, ten Meadow Browns,  six Peacocks, four Red Admirals, and two Small Tortoiseshells. Wednesday 26th This weeks transect numbered 454. There was good diversity once again with Brimstone recorded for the second week in a row. There was a good count of…

Butterflies: June 2023

Tuesday 27th Another Gatekeeper was at the Chequers whilst it was clear there had been a good emergence of Small Tortoiseshells and Red Admirals, plus a few Peacocks. Monday 26th With just over 350 butterflies it was the busiest transect of the year so far. It included 127 Small/Essex Skippers, 48 Marbled Whites, and 103 Meadow Browns. There was also…

Butterflies: May 2023

Wednesday 24th The BMS Transect produced three Orange-tips, five Small Coppers, two Brown Argus, one Common Blue, one Holly Blue, one Red Admiral, two Peacocks, two Speckled Woods, three Walls, and 15 Small Heaths. Monday 22nd A count of ten Brown Argus on the Estate comprised a group of eight near the Cellars. Sunday 21st Two Walls were on New…

Butterflies: April 2023

Saturday 29th Following on from yesterday’s first, there were four Orange-tips in the Jubilee field. Friday 28th The first Orange-tip of the year was in the Little Elms Thursday 27th A Large Tortoiseshell was photographed along the Green Wall. Saturday 22nd Six Peacocks, one Red Admiral, and one Speckled Wood were on New Downs. Saturday 15th Another Comma was on…