Yesterday I took part in a chalk grassland survey at Applesham Farm on the South Downs. The site was a beautiful location with a rich variety of species making excellent habitat for numerous butterflies, moths and other insects (including lots of spiders, eep!). Here are few examples:
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| Eyebrights |
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| Perforate St John's-wort |
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| Pyramidal Orchid |
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| Yellow-wort |
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| Marbled White butterfly |
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| Six-spot Burnet Moth |
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| Fritillary - dark green? |
Not sure what these fellas will grow up to be...
We've also been doing a farmland bird survey over today and yesterday spotting skylark, yellowhammer, corn bunting, whitethroat and pipits to investigate crop/habitat preferences. Not sure if these pictures will be too small on here but I believe there to be a young corn bunting in this tree...
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