JMNR butterfly and dragonfly transects – 16 and 18th July 2017

Week 16 of the butterfly transect recording produced a big count for Nikki Mahadevan on the 16th: Comma (11), Gatekeeper (10), Green-veined White (15), Large Skipper (2), Meadow Brown (41), Red Admiral (2), Ringlet (37), Small Skipper (4), Small Tortoiseshell, Unidentified White (3).
The excitement must have been too much, prompting another visit on the 18th: Comma (4), Essex Skipper, Gatekeeper (9), Green-veined White (12), Large White, Meadow Brown (28), Red Admiral (3), Ringlet (21), Small Skipper (8), Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Unidentified White (9).
This week’s Adult Dragonfly (and damselfly) was of the Hide Pond: Azure, Blue-tailed and Emerald Damselflies, Brown Hawker dragonfly.