Saturday 18 April 2020

Covid restrictions help with local butterfly survey

184 April Butterflies


With the lockdown in place I thought I would cover spring butterflies at a local level, and in addition, around and about my work vicinity.

From the 1st to the 15th of this month I was surprised of the numbers that I achieved.


I came up with 184 butterflies, covering 11 species at 46 mini sites. Some of these sites would cover the same small 2km tetrad I might add.


Some of the places I visited on foot I had completely forgotten about over the years so it was nice to rediscover them once more.  


The totals included:
Peacock- 79
Comma- 14
Small Tortoiseshell- 18
Small White- 9
Speckled Wood- 7
Brimstone- 5
Holly Blue- 11
Green-veined White- 12
Large White- 4
Red Admiral- 1
Orange-tip- 24





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  1. Kevin24 April 2020 at 09:20

    Hi Nick - its been great for butterflies hasn't it? Quite a few holly blues about, which is always nice to see, plus brimstones and loads of peacocks. Kev

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  2. Nick Felstead24 April 2020 at 11:35

    Yes Kevin, given the situation we are in its been quite enlightening to see so many around, a welcome distraction if you like.
    The weather been very good for April so far, so I would imagine total numbers will be up through opportunities to see them.

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