Yesterday (Sat 26th) was perfect Emperoring weather. Experienced observers were out scouring the woods and whatnots for the first kosher Emperor of the year, at known 'early' sites such as Knepp, Bookham Common and a lovely little wood near Bicester in Oxon.
None was seen. The conclusion is that the butterfly is Not Out, and that last Wednesday's 'sighting' at Ditchling in Sussex may well have been of a high-flying Red Admiral (of which there are loads around at present). The Red Ad is adept at mimicking distant Emperors, I regularly get fooled myself...
At Knepp, no White Admirals, Silver-washed Fritillaries and Purple or White-letter hairstreaks were seen - suggesting it is a little early for Emperors (though there are only small populations of the first two at Knepp).
My guess is that the Emperor should start on the next good day, but this is a difficult season to predict and may well see an unusually protracted emergence.
Watch this space.......
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