Two Tunnels Butterfly Count

Butterfly Species: Brimstone (2) Brown Argus (5) Comma (3) Common Blue (6) Gatekeeper (5) Green-veined White (2) Meadow Brown (10) Red Admiral (5) Silver-washed Fritillary (7) Small Copper (2) Small Tortoiseshell (1) Small White (2) Speckled Wood (5) Silver-washed Fritillary - Horsecombe Vale - 22-08-2023 The weather on the 22nd August was warm (20c) with broken cloud and sunshine. Silver-washed Fritillaries were still on the wing with a total of seven seen. These were in two distinctive locations, Horsecombe Vale and the start of the 'permissive' section of cycle-path near Midford.  Small Tortoiseshell - Midford 22-08-2023 The Midford viaduct is a good place to pause and look for butterflies during the spring and summer months. It is open, sunny and has a variety of flowering plants growing along the verges. The walls both sides add to the 'sun trap' effect.  Here I recorded a Small Tortoiseshell butterfly nectaring on the Valerian that grows here. Shockingly, this wa...

Species: Large White (1) Green-veined White (1) Small Skipper (1) Brown Argus (5) Common Blue (6) Gatekeeper (11) Small White (1) Comma (3) Silver-washed Fritillary (6) Meadow Brown (8) Speckled Wood (4) Red Admiral (10) Brimstone (8) Peacock (4) Holly Blue (2) Brown Argus - Tucking Mill 11-08-2023 The 11th August was a mostly cloudy but warm day. The temperature was cooling slightly from a high of around 23c when I arrived at Tucking Mill just before 3pm. My first butterfly was a Red Admiral which I glimpsed as I approached the Viaduct.  Holly Blue  - Tucking Mill 11-08-2023 A Holly Blue was feeding on flowers growing along the edge of the viaduct. These little butterflies with their powdery blue undersides have been doing well over the past couple of years, and have been a fairly common sight in both the countryside and urban areas. Silver-washed Fritillary - Midford 11-08-2023 After a short pause on the Tucking Mill viaduct, I cycled directly to Midford and on to the o...