A visit to Twyford Wood this afternoon for a few hours, primarily to survey the Sanctuary Reserve, exceeded all expectations with regards to the two skipper species. Despite the recent poor weather, numbers were high and a great improvement on last year's relatively poor figure.
Grizzled Skipper - 41, including 3 along the woodland ride halfway between the reserve and the car park. Dingy Skipper - 31 Green Hairstreak - 2 Small Heath - 7 Brown Argus - 2 Common Blue - 19 Brimstone - 1 (male) Orange Tip - 2 (male and female) Large White - 2 Green-veined White - 6 Speckled Wood - 1 Small Tortoiseshell - 1
Regards
Dave, with Steve Routledge
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