Coming Out at KneppS

Seven males seen today at Knepp, including a pair battling away. Tomorrow should see the first reasonable emergence of the year there, and there should be a major emergence on Saturday. 

See previous post re access arrangements. 

Good that there's a lot of feisty immigrant male Painted Ladies about - these guys can really mix it with the Emperors.

Good to learn of a sighting of a freshly emerged male in Richmond Park on Wed June 19th.  

Here's one of today's rivals, 'high on his leafy throne' - 

  

Please note, in this moderate to fresh NE wind Emperors drift downwind to establish afternoon territories along south-facing or west-facing wood edges (downwind of sallows).  GO LEEWARD!