On Wednesday I decided to do a butterfly count at Caldene fields and Raw Nook NR.
The weather was fairly warm with sunny periods.
I managed 10 different species but sadly all were in low numbers.
Hopefully the weather affected the numbers of butterflies but there was one winner with a second brood of 5 Holly Blues recorded.
I couldn’t find a single Small Tortoiseshell which is concerning at this time of the year or a Common Blue in the meadow at Raw Nook.
The Comma did OK with 3 at Caldene fields and Speckled Wood numbers were down at Raw Nook NR with only 4 counted.
