25-06-2020
Small Skipper (17)
Large Skipper (4)
Large White (3)
Green-veined White (2)
Common Blue (1)
Small Tortoiseshell (27)
Marbled White (62)
Meadow Brown (300)
Ringlet (20)
Small Heath (15)
Five-spot Burnet (32)
Forester (8)
Yellow Shell (1)
Surprised and pleased to see so many Small Tortoiseshells. A few of the 5-spot Burnets had yellow spots, which I had not seen before. Meadow Brown numbers are probably conservative - many were nectaring on Hogweed and in particular the plentiful Wild Thyme.
Alan Beard