Nikki M – pm 24C wind B2 NE
Butterfly transect carried out, species reported: Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large Skipper, Red Admiral, unidentified White, Peacock larva on nettles. Moths: Silver-ground carpet, Yellow Shell, Nettle tap, Blood-vein, Silver-y. Large Red damsels, Azure damsels, Blue-tailed damsels. Honey bee, a bug Capsus ater, a fruit fly urophora jaceana agg. Chiffchaff, Long-tailed tit, Wood pigeon, Blue tits. Mullien in flower, Meadow vetchling, Hedge Woundwort, Spear thistle, Monkey flower, Woody Nightshade, Buttercup, Red clover, Red campion, Ox-eye daisy, Yellow Rattle, Elderflower in bloom, Hybrid Marsh/Common Spotted Orchid, Common Spotted Orchid, Bee Orchid, Hogweed. Rust fungus on nettle (puccinia urticata).