Good Year for Grizzled Skipper?
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 8:44 pm
I've been wondering if you guys and gals are seeing more Grizzled Skippers this year than in more recent past years. On a personal level I've seen very healthy numbers, into double figures at several locations where in the past I might have struggled to find them in low single figures. Perhaps it's down to the exceptional April weather we had, but this May has been rather less kind here in South Wales, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire yet the numbers are still encouraging. The wind in particular has kept the grizzlies grounded, making them tough to locate, but I've still managed to find them in double numbers.
A week or so ago on Ewyas Harold Common, Near Abergavenny, I managed to find with some concentrated searching a dozen or so in awfully difficult windy and chilly conditions, it made me wonder how many I would have managed in calm and sunny weather (ah! the very thought makes me drool ). Anyway, back to this topics question, are there more Grizzled Skippers where you are this year?
A week or so ago on Ewyas Harold Common, Near Abergavenny, I managed to find with some concentrated searching a dozen or so in awfully difficult windy and chilly conditions, it made me wonder how many I would have managed in calm and sunny weather (ah! the very thought makes me drool ). Anyway, back to this topics question, are there more Grizzled Skippers where you are this year?