Butterflies of the Eastern Pyrenees 2022 trip report
Our first edition of the Butterflies of the Eastern Pyrenees trip was a great success!
A fun trip with two excellent guides who managed to find us 96 species of butterfly and a number of interesting birds. The wide variety of habitats and irreplaceable up-to-date local knowledge being the key! We visited sites varying from 730 m above sea level right up to 2200 m and covering habitats from wet meadows to dry tundra, mountain lakes, butterfly villages, river valley bottoms and shady mountain paths. With a little less heat we may well have found even more butterfly species but by 3pm most of the group were ready to call it a day so we headed back to enjoy the lovely pool at our eco-gîte Orri de Planès. This comfortable base was well situated for accessing both the Cerdagne and the Capcir areas of the Catalan Pyrenees regional park and hosts Arif and Marta provided us with delicious meals made from local produce. The first edition of this trip was a great success!
See the full Butterflies and birds of the Eastern Pyrenees 2022 trip report for more details and the butterfly list.