We did the last Butterfly and Dragonfly Counts for 2026 on Saturday and the results for the Dragonflies were very similar to 2024 - lots of Common Darters, Willow Emerald Damselflies and Migrant Hawkers but Butterflies were absent except a couple of very damaged Small Whites. There are lots of large Blackberries this year being enjoyed by lots of different species including the Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombus
Sunday, September 22, 2024 The counts were dominated by Common Darters and Willow Emerald Damselflies with Small Copper, Small White, Commas and Speckled Wood Butterflies the most frequent butterflies. We also had quite a few Migrant Hawkers and one Southern (on Blackberry).
