Butterflies in the Brattleby area

Photo by John Dawson
Clouded Yellow wingspan 52-58mm
This a pretty rare sighting of the Clouded Yellow butterfly.
John Dawson wrote:
I have contributed to the big butterfly count run by Butterfly Conservation during July and August 2013 and have been amazed that I have spotted 20 species whilst out walking my dogs around Brattleby. I have managed to photograph all 20 species including BrownArgus, Small Copper, Common Blue and Speckled Wood not regularly seen in gardens.
The big butterfly count has begone (19 July 2014:
For results please check the website below
http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/results
More information
http://butterfly-conservation-news.org/DGT-2LXE4-B6B75AHS18/cr.aspx
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See the gallery below for the pictures.
There is another webpage for the moths spotted in the Brattleby area.
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