Monday 6th September

Little to report from Ewelme - I carried out by butterfly transect survey as the weather for the rest of the week does not look too promising.  Just 5 species with the 3 common whites plus singles of Small Tortoiseshell and Speckled Wood.  Hopefully the flowering Ivy will boost numbers of Red Admirals and maybe others in the next week or so.  The only other excitement was fishing out a dumped bicycle for the PCSO's to take away.  Stalwart Peter Harden cut the paths on the reserve and I managed another section of the top meadow.