Butterflywatch: this fine season could last into October

We've seen exciting migrants and rare species flourishing this summer, and the season isn't over yetThe drought in the east, extreme rains in the west and now the wind all over have taken their toll on the final few faded meadow browns still heroically jinking through the flowerless meadows.I'm enjoying pristine red admirals on my late-flowering buddleias, the rare and handsome brown hairstreak (the last species to emerge each summer) continues to flourish and there are large whites a-plenty, but we've definitely passed peak butterfly. Continue reading...