Rob Seago 'Little fluffy clouds' Today on my Martins Farm butterfly transect.
UK Butterfly Transects
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Sophie Cooper Beautiful #Holnicote #Exmoor #Somerset for a #butterfly transect today! The majority of spots were meadow browns💚 #butterflies #wildlife #nature #NationalTrust #insects
Tara 1 / 2
Butterfly transect this afternoon and was surprised to spot Small Blue still around. These are pretty elusive as I haven’t seen them here since June! Also a few Common Blue around. #butterflies @ukbms.bsky.social
garyh-56.bsky.social 1 / 3
I was down at the Southbourne Butterfly Transect this morning for a quick look to see what was about. Despite the early start it was great to see 3 Clouded Yellows around 9am before the cloud rolled in. 2 females and one male seen. Presumably there are more about. Southbourne Dorset
ALEXANOR CFSI Alexanor Company for Science Implemantation Butterfly Monitoring Scheme in the East Carpathians Road to remote butterfly transect Geocentre of Europe July 31, 2025
Tara 1 / 2
On week 2 of the holiday cover butterfly transect & even more Common Blues than last week (over 100). Overall 14 species & 270 #butterflies Walking along & see a tiny butterfly, get closer & it’s still tiny 😆 @ukbms.bsky.social
garyh-56.bsky.social Week 17 and out on the Southbourne Butterfly Transect today, good to see Mike O out there aswell. Fairly quiet, mainly Gatekeepers, Whites, the odd Small Copper and a solitary Common Blue seen. Small Skipper still about and Six-spot Burnet Moths. Very dry conditions with insects jossling for nectar.
Tara Lots of highlights from the ‘holiday cover’ #butterfly transect today! Lovely to see a few Small Skippers hanging on (even if it’s to a prickly teasel!) #transect
Debbie Alston 1 / 4
Butterfly transect training for the #EastbourneDownland volunteers this morning. Total of 261 butterflies seen with 21 species in total on the Horseshoe Plantation / Belle Tout transect. I have never seen so many Chalkhill Blues in one place. Good to see Small, Common and Chalkhill blues
garyh-56.bsky.social 1 / 3
Great to meet up with fellow walker Andy M on the Southbourne Butterfly Transect today. Stand out moments from this morning were this stunning Common Blue and this "darker" Small Copper. No Clouded Yellows seen since the solitary migrant was recorded back in mid June.
Andy Goodey 1 / 4
Butterfly transect at Gt Howe Wood, Finchingfield with Peter Low curtailed 1/2 way through due to thunder/lightning/rain. 22 species: Purple Emperor, 3 SW Fritillary, good numbers of Brown Argus and Gatekeeper before heavens opened @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social #insects
Simon Davies 1 / 4
A few heathland/woodland moths on today's Quantock Hills butterfly transect. Agriphila iniquitella/barred grass moth, Northern spinach, Cydia splendana/chestnut tortrix. Plus a full list of the regular high summer butterflies seen up there including this splendid silver-washed fritillary. #teammoth
Sarah Lorton Meadows looks so pretty sprinkled with knapweed and vetch. Very enjoyable butterfly transect today - 178 total / 13 sp, incl many Small Skipper, some Common Blue, gorgeous Ringlets & a lovely Scarlet Tiger moth. #wildflowerhour @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
garyh-56.bsky.social 1 / 3
Week 14 and out on the Southbourne Butterfly Transect this morning. Gatekeepers now on the wing with 2nd brood Common Blue and Six-spot Burnet moths now appearing. Plenty of Whites, Small Skipper and Large Skipper about plus the usual Meadow Browns.
Sophie Cooper Not the best pic as it was VERY windy, but here's a mating pair of marbled white #butterflies from yesterday's #butterfly transect in #Exmoor #Somerset💚 #butterflies #nature #wildlife #insects
Sophie Cooper Marbled white #butterfly feeding on red clover during my butterfly transect yesterday #Exmoor #Somerset 💚 #butterflies #insects #nature #wildlife
Sophie Cooper First day of a new butterfly transect today in #Exmoor #Somerset. A beautiful walk and good number of sightings. Here's a very stylish marbled white enjoying the scabious!💚 #butterflies #nature #wildlife
Dorset Wildlife Trust A beautiful pair of silver-studded blues seen mating at Higher Hyde Heath nature reserve during a butterfly transect. 🦋 This dazzling butterfly emerges in June and is usually on the wing until late August. Have you spotted any this year? 👀 bit.ly/46u3yBg ~ Jack 📸 Tim Batten
Great Fen The Youth Rangers are off to Woodwalton Fen this Saturday to conduct a butterfly transect. If you're age 11-17 and interested in gaining practical conservation skills for free, join us! www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2025-... @wildlifebcn.org @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social
garyh-56.bsky.social 1 / 4
I had a good morning at the Southbourne Butterfly transect today meeting up with fellow walkers. We saw Small Heath, Whites, Meadow Brown and 2 Painted Lady's. Dartford Warbler was also showing well plus a Wall Lizard on top of a Hebe bush "nectaring" or eating pollen ? Never seen that before !
Sophie Cooper 1 / 3
Quiet and cloudy butterfly transect on the Quantock Hills, #Somerset today. Just a couple of speckled wood butterflies & a red admiral, but a visit to the Styles #icecream van at the end of it... yum!!💚 #nature #wildlife
🐦 JULIA 🦋 1 / 2
The stunning SCARLET TIGER moth, spotted yesterday on my butterfly transect #teammoth
Bob Chapman After a windy week it was good to get the butterfly transect done. Disappointing to find the small grassland that usually delivers well has been mown flat, not sure why, not for a crop and not grazed.
garyh-56.bsky.social 1 / 2
I walked the Southbourne Butterfly transect this lunchtime. Only Painted Lady's were strong enough to be on the wing in a moderate sea breeze (8 in total), with a solitary Small Heath tucked in low, into the grass. No other species seen. I think the "June gap" is well under way .
Tara 1 / 2
Nice to see quite a few fresh looking Small Blue on my butterfly transect today. Not the easiest butterfly to spot when they don’t move. @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social