Butterflies 040806

Butterfly Notes for 4 August 2006:


Brown Argus	Brown Argus	Common Blue Butterflies	Brimstone Butterfly

The list (15):

Small White E 12+ Everywhere

Red Admiral E 25+ Everywhere, but mostly on the Coastal Link Cyclepath near Buddleia.

Comma 2 Butterfly Copse near the Waterworks Road 2

Painted Lady 2 Mill Hill upper plateau 1 Adur Levels Field near Miller's Stream 1

Common Blue E 400+ Slonk Hill south 100+ Mill Hill 200+ (upper & middle) lower 31, Coastal Link Cyclepath 70+
Massively under-recorded as hiding. Estimates for Mill Hill at 4500.

Brimstone 3+ Mill Hill middle 1, upper 1, Coastal Link Cyclepath 1 or 2

Small Copper 2+ Slonk Hill Cutting 1 confirmed, one likely in flight, possibly more on the south meadowbank

Meadow Brown E 80+ Slonk Hill Cutting meadowbank 20+ Mill Hill 40+ in transit 10+ Coastal Link Cyclepath 15+ Adur Levels Fields 5+

Holly Blue 12+ Slonk Hill & Buckingham Cutting path hedges and overgrown bits 4+, Pixie Path 4+, Mill Hill 1, Waterworks Road Butterfly Copse 1, Coastal Link Cyclepath 2+, possibly more

Gatekeeper E 40+ Buckingham Cutting 5+ Mill Hill lower 20+ Coastal Link Cyclepath 15+

Speckled Wood E 16+ Slonk Hill spinney 3+ Mill Hill scrub 5+ Waterworks Road 3+ Coastal Link Cyclepath 5+, possibly more

Chalkhill Blue 129 Mill Hill lower counted at 100, Old Erringham by stile 1, Mill Hill middle 11 upper 11, Mill Hill Cutting 5 Buckingham Cutting south 1 (first time seen there) Mill Hill estimates at 450 on the hill. Females 20% +

Brown Argus 20+ First seen and confirmed in the Triangle middle section of Mill Hill, with a handful there, but many more in the upper meadows. Confirmed specimen in a field by the Coastal LInk Cyclepath and the River Adur, where the flash of silver underwing when flying was noted. Flying with male and female Common Blues.

Wall Brown 2 Mill Hill Triangle 1 Upper plateau 1, possible on the Pixie Path (disturbed by a dog)

Large White 3+ First one was confirmed on the Pixie Path

Small White E 12+	Everywhere
Red Admiral E 25+	Everywhere, but mostly on the Coastal Link Cyclepath near Buddleia.
Comma 2	Butterfly Copse near the Waterworks Road 2
Painted Lady 2	Mill Hill upper plateau 1 Adur Levels Field near Miller's Stream 1
Common Blue E 400+	Slonk Hill south 100+ Mill Hill 200+ (upper & middle) lower 31, Coastal Link Cyclepath 70+ Massively under-recorded as hiding. Estimates for Mill Hill at 4500.
Brimstone 3+	Mill Hill middle 1, upper 1, Coastal Link Cyclepath 1 or 2
Small Copper 2+	Slonk Hill Cutting 1 confirmed, one likely in flight, possibly more on the south meadowbank
Meadow Brown E 80+	Slonk Hill Cutting meadowbank 20+ Mill Hill 40+ in transit 10+ Coastal Link Cyclepath 15+ Adur Levels Fields 5+
Holly Blue 12+	Slonk Hill & Buckingham Cutting path hedges and overgrown bits 4+, Pixie Path 4+, Mill Hill 1, Waterworks Road Butterfly Copse 1, Coastal Link Cyclepath 2+, possibly more
Gatekeeper E 40+	Buckingham Cutting 5+ Mill Hill lower 20+ Coastal Link Cyclepath 15+
Speckled Wood E 16+	Slonk Hill spinney 3+ Mill Hill scrub 5+ Waterworks Road 3+ Coastal Link Cyclepath 5+, possibly more
Chalkhill Blue 129	Mill Hill lower counted at 100, Old Erringham by stile 1, Mill Hill middle 11 upper 11, Mill Hill Cutting 5 Buckingham Cutting south 1 (first time seen there) Mill Hill estimates at 450 on the hill. Females 20% +
Brown Argus 20+	First seen and confirmed in the Triangle middle section of Mill Hill, with a handful there, but many more in the upper meadows. Confirmed specimen in a field by the Coastal LInk Cyclepath and the River Adur, where the flash of silver underwing when flying was noted. Flying with male and female Common Blues.
Wall Brown 2	Mill Hill Triangle 1 Upper plateau 1, possible on the Pixie Path (disturbed by a dog)
Large White 3+	First one was confirmed on the Pixie Path