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Butterflies Abound in Bredwardine
5:38pm Sunday 27th July 2008
Okay, just a slight exaggeration to say "abound", but last week the faithful few who participate weekly in the Butterfly Transect on the Merbach sited a total of 40 butterflies. There were 18 Ringlets, 15 Meadow Brown, 3 Gatekeepers, 3 Large White and 1 Small White. Three Speckled Wood were spotted prior to the start of the Transect and could not be counted. What a tease!
Considering that Merbach Hill does not contain many flowers that serve as food for the butterfly community, the Butterfly participants were pleased with the increasing observations. The prior week there were 32 butterflies counted.
With glorious, hot weather, this past Sunday really brought out the butterflies in droves. Official count: 83 butterflies. Honest!
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