@DeeLau1@BC_Lancs Thanks for the mention @DeeLau1. Please note these results are preliminary and due to the obvious correlation between bracken and bracken litter, needs some further analysis before publication.
@MikeSlater5@BC_Lancs@DeeLau1 The research is not yet published, but happy to send a copy of the poster. Will be distributing e-copies to my contacts this week so will add you to the list. Thanks for the interest 😀.
A soggy morning turned into a great afternoon. Plenty of #highbrownfritillary and my first oviposition sightings of both high brown and dark green! I even found the dark green egg!
A fantastic day on site today. First female #highbrownfritillary of the season along with a mating pairs of both HBF & DGF observed. I was starting to worry about numbers this season, it appears they’re just taking their time. #cumbriabutterflies@BC_Cumbria@savebutterflies
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The answer is not a lot. What was forecast to be a bright day turned to mizzle. Although another first for the field season...getting soaked whilst walking through wet Bracken.
Yesterday saw no high browns but bought the first 3 confirmed #darkgreenfritillary sightings of the season. 1 already had wing damage. What will today bring?
On our #MorecambeBay Blossom and Butterfly walk today we saw neither! Too early and too cold:( But we did see intrepid student Tash from @edgehill uni surveying #HighBrown#Fritillary habitat, here counting 23 violets in this m quadratic. Great work! Roll on summer:-)
The first #HighBrownFritillary has been seen at the Heddon Valley today, and their emergence will peak over the next 2-3 weeks. If you're spotting other butterflies the dark green fritillaries and small pearl-bordered fritillaries are also out as well.