However, we were in for a surprise! Not only were there plenty of butterflies to count and log, there were some of the most colourful we've ever seen, the most spectacular of these being the Silver-washed Fritillary.
Both it's colour and it's size made it stand out from the other butterflies. Here it is for comparison with a Meadow Brown.
Their favourite food is the bramble and there were plenty of those in the hedgerows yesterday. Having initially struggled to photograph it we later caught a shot of two together.
Sighting this butterfly was a first for us. We now look forward to completing the next leg of the survey in July!
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