17-07-2026
Clouded Yellow (5)
Common Blue (100)
Red Admiral (1)
Painted Lady (1)
Gatekeeper (12)
Meadow Brown (8)
Recorded from two large fields (herbal ley) = Clouded Yellows, certainly more than five, mainly powering through in flight. Common Blues, abundant, with some gathering in clusters at damp edge of pond. Gatekeeper and Meadow Brown feeding on Oregano at field edge.
Tony Pym