number of species

[nick patel]

Hi,

just out of interest, whats a high number of species to see in one trip/weekend/day, and what are everyone's highest - if you know em?

Cheers, Nick.

[Dave McCormick]

Hi Nick,

For a varied number of species I saw this at a bog not too far away from where I live:

Common Blue
Common Heath
Six and Narrow-Bordered five spot burnets
Dot moths
Small Heath
Large White
Small White
Dark Green Fritillary
Meadow Brown
Peacock
Red Admiral
Small Tortoiseshell
Ringlet

and the most I have seen of one species in an area was 200+ Meadow Browns at Killard Point NNR, but that was over a 1-2 mile area and in August on a cloudy/rainy. And at that bog I mentioned, over 50+ Small Heaths and same amount of Common Heath too or more.

Also a field near my house had hundreds of large/small and GV whites in it last year, but it was a field of Kale, so I can see why that was so.

When I was at Montaighs Moss last May, I saw about 7 different species of butterfly:

Orange Tip
Small and Large White
Wood White
Green Hairstreak
Small Heath
Marsh Fritillary
Meadow Brown

It was alright for a cloudy day. Just depends mainly on:

The location and what species are found there
Weather conditions
Time of year

[nick patel]

Thanks for the reply Dave.

Surprised myself the other day when i counted the number of species i saw in two days on a trip Butterfly watching in the Midlands.

Turns out i saw 19 species of Butterfly!

cheers.

[Shirley Roulston]

Nice website Nick, good photos.
Shirley

[nick patel]

Likewise Shirley.

[Gruditch]

Nice site Nick, I think the most species I've seen in one day was 23, on Stockbridge Down, Hampshire. and the same number at Durlston CP Dorset. Both were in the month of August.

Gruditch

[nick patel]

Wow 23 thats incredible Gruditch!

Also thanks for the website comment.