Sunday, 7 July 2019

Cromwell Bottom Big Butterfly Count





Cromwell Bottom was at its best today , the meadows are full of wild flowers and the population of 5 spot Burnet Moths is back to its former glory (nearly). Banded Demoiselle were showing very well today..

Meadow Brown ....Abundant
Ringlet ..................Abundant
Small Skipper ,,,,,50  +
Large Skipper ..5
Small Tortoiseshell...2
Common Blue...3
Small Heath .....3
Red Admiral .....1
Painted Lady ...2
Comma ...3
Large White ...3
Green - veined White.....1
Gatekeeper....1

Yellow Shell x 2
Shaded Broad Bar x 1
5 -spot Burnet Moths ....Abundant
Cinnabar ...2

Brown Hawker
Broad Bodied Chaser
Banded Demoiselle
Large Red  Damselfly

3 comments:

Colin D said...

Very enjoyable walk . Praise for the little fella on the end whose macro work was excellent and managed to cite on the hoof the names of 71 British Butterflies . Well Done the small fella !!!

AndyC said...

Yes he was a real star.....any one remeber his name..

Aziza Mills said...

Yep great walk, I never expected to see so much, thanks again Andy. There was a kid called Elliot, was that him? Can't remember his friend's name.