The Gloucestershire - Wiltshire border suffers from a foul and abusive climate...
The sun reappeared on Friday August 28th, after several days of wind and rain. I went out streaking, of course, but struggled to see a single battered male before cloud billowed up around 10.30. My guess is that the males have been blasted away here, though there certainly should be egging females lingering on.
The North Wilts flight season seems to end early - the butterflies are usually gone by the end of the first week of September, after starting circa 26th July (25th July this year). Males disappear around 20th August leaving a tail of females.
The brevity of the flight season here may have something to do with habitual foul and abusive weather during August...
Had August been better I would have returned to Shipton Bellinger in pursuit of that elusive century... As it is, I'm going to Knepp Wildlands in West Sussex for a few days this week. Knepp also supports a strong population. Watch this space...
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3 comments:
Try living in Swansea, Matthew!! Your "foul and abusive" is positively benign in comparison.
That said, I think the last time we all experienced a warm and sunny August was 2006, so we're certainly overdue one.
Don't worry, next year is 40 years on from the Long Hot Summer of 1976. She's coming home...
Don't worry, next year is 40 years on from the Long Hot Summer of 1976. She's coming home...
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