We are on the hunt!

Butterfly Conservation- Glasgow & South West Scotland Branch are conducting surveys to find Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillaries. These Butterflies are declining but it would appear they are doing a bit better in Scotland.

But are they?

Well, today on the edge of Blantyre Muir, East Kilbride I can say that here at least they are doing well. I saw about a dozen.

I had spotted the marsh violets that the caterpillars feed on earlier in the year so I knew there was a good chance of spotting them.

The adult likes to take nectar from Marsh Thistles and there was plenty of these.

In otherwards an ideal site.

If you spot any of these butterflies in the marshy areas around East Kilbride then please message me as it would be good to get them properly recorded.

Alternatively you could record them on I-Record