Of Small Copper Butterflies

'Tis a Strange Thing but we have seen more Small Copper Butterflies locally during the past few days than we have during the rest of the Year.

Earlier Sightings:

[i] one Butterfly on 10 May on the Holly Hill Open Space

[ii] one Butterfly on 20 May in the Upper College Farm area viz.

[ii] one Butterfly on 23 May in Foots Cray Meadows

and [iv] one Butterfly on 30 June on the Holly Hill Open Space viz.

Recent Sightings (all on the Crossness Nature Reserve and Surrounding area):

[i] one Butterfly on 15 September by the Footpath running beside the Sea Wall Field viz.

and one Butterfly on 15 September by the Footpath running between Norman Road and North and the Thames Path viz.

[ii] at least two (possibly three) Butterflies on 19 September by the Footpath running beside the Sea Wall Field and one Butterfly in the Norman Road Field viz.

[iii] at least two Butterflies in the Norman Road Field on 22 September including:

two more Butterflies by the Footpath running beside the Sea Wall Field including:

and one Butterfly by the Entrance (Thames Path end) to the Footpath running between Norman Road North and the Thames Path.

And a single Butterfly on the Holly Hill Open Space today viz.

So: four Butterflies before 15 September and at least six Butterflies from 15 September onwards.