Butterfly Surveys 2003 Go to Part 1
(Jul-Sep)

Additional notes for each month follow the table

Surveys conducted by Alf Smallbone

Species	Jul 7	Jul 13	Jul 20	Jul 27	Aug 3	Aug 8	Aug 14	Aug 31	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 25
Brimstone					5	2
Comma	*13	6	5	3	1			14	11	10	2	1
Common Blue			4		* 2	3	5
Essex Skipper		4	6	3	1	1
Gatekeeper	2	6	17	26	*18	6	2
Green-veined White	1	4	8	6	5	9	8	3	3	1
Holly Blue
Large Skipper	7	1	2	2	1
Large White	* 1		4	5	* 6	2	3	2	1	2	1	1
Meadow Brown	*25	40	35	19	*12	8	1
Orange Tip
Painted Lady			1	1	4	1
Peacock	1		2	1	6
Red Admiral	3	4	3	8	6	4	1	3	3	3	1	5
Ringlet	*11	7	4	1
Small Copper			1			1	2	5				1
Small Heath		1
Small Skipper	*				*
Small Tortoiseshell	5	2	1		11	6	1
Small White	* 1	7	4	2	* 3	4	4		4	2	1
Speckled Wood	1	6	4	4	* 8	10	18	6	8	7	5	3
	Jul 7	Jul 13	Jul 20	Jul 27	Aug 3	Aug 8	Aug 14	Aug 31	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 19	Sep 25
Species recorded	12	12	16	13	15	13	10	6	6	6	5	5

Notes - Additional Sightings:

7 June 2003. 4 Orange Tip, 3 Painted Lady, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortiseshell, 1 Small White and 1 Speckled Wood seen by Matthew Shaft.
7 June 2003. Silver Y Moth seen by Matthew Shaft.
4 July 2003. 2 Comma, 4 Large White, 16 Meadow Brown, 3 Ringlet, 1 Small Skipper and 2 Small White seen by Matthew Shaft.
4 August 2003. 1 Common Blue, 2 Gatekeeper, 1 Large White, 6 Meadow Brown, 3 Small Skipper, 8 Small White and 6 Speckled Wood seen by Matthew Shaft.
11 October 2003. On a brief visit Alf Smallbone saw several Speckled Woods and a Red Admiral. In Barnfield Road he saw a Clouded Yellow, an unexpected migrant visitor to garden flowers.