Wednesday, June 17, 2020

June 16th

The Glorious 16th, the opening day of the coarse fishing season, when the young at heart sojourn over misty waters, to fish for tench...

Purple Emperor coming out very slowly at Knepp. Only four or five seen today, but including the first territorial battles of the year, a de-titting, and the first eviscerations of chaffinch, wood pigeon and the Purple Hairstreak. Here's the main protagonist -



We're opening the Purple Emperor walk at Knepp this Friday, though I advise leaving visiting until next week when numbers will be much better.  

The only other record from the 16th was of a male in Epping Forest, per Laurence Drummond.

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