Keith Balmer
@keithbalmer.bsky.social
Bedfordshire County Recorder for Butterflies http://bedsbutterflies.org.uk
UK insects, macro photography, UK wildlife conservation.
Volunteer with @wildlifebcn.bsky.social & https://www.thehigginsbedford.org.uk
https://keithbalmer.com/
UK insects, macro photography, UK wildlife conservation.
Volunteer with @wildlifebcn.bsky.social & https://www.thehigginsbedford.org.uk
https://keithbalmer.com/
The rise and fall of 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 (𝘈𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘦). Here are its weekly totals in each 10K records (of all species) for each of the last 25 years in Bedfordshire. Note how the second brood is very variable, as is total abundance. 2024 was dire.
January 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The rise and fall of 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 (𝘈𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘦). Here are its weekly totals in each 10K records (of all species) for each of the last 25 years in Bedfordshire. Note how the second brood is very variable, as is total abundance. 2024 was dire.