This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Saturday, 16 September 2023
Not So Here?
After a number of disappointing years, Butterfly Conservation's 'Big Butterfly Count' reports encouraging UK numbers of these insects. The biggest 'winner' on a national basis, appeared to be the Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) (http://link.butterfly-conservation.org/m/1/71172733/p1-b23258-5138cf18cfb84731893e9b447d584f4c/3/140/ba8d07fc-4034-479c-8870-97c135ad2283). That was not, however, the experience locally. Nettles went uneaten by Red admiral caterpillars and Butterfly bushes were only visited by a few adults, late in the season (after the 'Big Butterfly Count' had finished). Not a single Clouded yellow or Painted lady has subsequently appeared locally this year.
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