Thursday 12 November 2020

Garden Butterfly Survey results for October 2020

 


This is the first year I have taken part in the Butterfly Conservation Garden Butterfly Survey. I have the rest of November and December still to go, but am not expecting to see (m)any more of these wonderful insects before next spring. Looking at the chart above, I wouldn't be surprised if the year here didn't end for me in the way it began; but, who knows, I might yet be caught off guard and delighted by the flutter of small wings. 

David, meanwhile, has been recording butterflies seen on his (near) daily walks in our locality. A brief report of his first-part-of-the-year findings has just been published in The Suffolk Argus, the magazine of our local Butterfly Conservation branch. The figures prove to us just how many butterflies, and how many species, are inhabiting our suburban environment here in Suffolk. Butterfly numbers may be in a worrying decline, but we have certainly been finding that a closer inspection pays dividends when it comes to honing our observation skills.

 




2 comments:

Lowcarb team member said...

I like these two butterfly photographs.
Thanks for sharing the survey results.

All the best Jan

Ragged Robin said...

Fascinating results Caroline and it really does illustrate what you can see if you keep records and also study a local area closely. Lovely photos :)