The final week of the 2017 butterfly recording season has arrived. John Parlby spotted Comma (8), Green-veined White (2), Red Admiral (3) and Speckled Wood (4). On the Bottom Pond, the Adult Dragonfly survey yielded Brown Hawker and Southern Hawker … Continue reading
The penultimate week for the transects. Still a few butterflies around on the reserve, mainly on the brambles and the last few buddleia flowers according to Nikki Mahadevan. On the butterly transect the count was Comma (3), Painted Lady, Red … Continue reading
John Parlby recorded for week 23. Just two species were seen during the walk, although in good numbers for a small site: Red Admiral (7) and Speckled Wood (14). No dragonflies or damselflies were seen during the survey of the … Continue reading
Week 22 of the butterfly transect. John Parlby recorded Comma (2), Gatekeeper (2), Green-veined White (9), Red Admiral (3), Peacock (5), Small Copper (2) and Speckled Wood (8). On the Bottom Pond, the dragonfly survey yielded a Brown Hawker and … Continue reading
Dave Clay recorded the week 21 butterfly transect, finding Gatekeeper (2), Green-veined White (12), Small Copper (2), Meadow Brown (2), Painted Lady, Peacock (6), Red Admiral (4) and an unidentified white. The Hide Pond was the subject of this week’s … Continue reading
UPDATED 18 August 2017 Week 20 of the butterfly transect. Nikki Mahadevan recorded a total of 75 individuals from 11 species: Comma (4), Gatekeeper (4), Green-veined White (13), Large White, Meadow Brown (10), Painted Lady (2), Peacock (27), Red Admiral … Continue reading
A very windy day with showers. Nevertheless Paul Beard picked a sunny spell and recorded the butterflies for week 18 of the transect season (only another 8 weeks left): Comma (2), Gatekeeper (6), Green-veined White (22), Large Skipper (2), Large … Continue reading
Week 17 of the butterfly transect. John Parlby did the honours and, despite the weather deteriorating, recorded plenty: Comma (10), Essex Skipper, Gatekeeper(8), Green-veined White (15), Meadow Brown (26), Red Admiral (4), Ringlet (3) and three unidentified Skippers. On the … Continue reading
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In addition to carrying out the butterfly transect (see previous post), Nikki Mahadevan recorded the following: Moths: Shaded Broad-bar, Udea lutealis, Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet, Brown China-Mark, Yellow Shell. Emerald, Azure and Blue-tailed damselflies, Brown and Southern Hawkers, Common Darter, a … Continue reading
Week 16 of the butterfly transect recording produced a big count for Nikki Mahadevan on the 16th: Comma (11), Gatekeeper (10), Green-veined White (15), Large Skipper (2), Meadow Brown (41), Red Admiral (2), Ringlet (37), Small Skipper (4), Small Tortoiseshell, … Continue reading
