Sunshine on a SE breeze (it was NW yesterday).
A steady emergence of Emperors at Knepp. I walked the PE transect, and counted 13, which is good for so early in the flight season. The tally included the first female of the year, here and nationally. This may be the earliest an Empress has ever been seen in the UK...
None was seen down on the tracks feeding, but the tracks have dried up and there was no dung on them today (it would help if the cattle wandered down during the night...).
A nice hatch of Purple Hairstreaks today, a freshly emerged Peacock (already!) and another influx of Painted Ladies and Red Ads.
Vicious Thug of the Day goes to this male, who chased off a Blue Tit and a White Stork -
Elsewhere, the first Emperors were seen today in Bernwood Forest, Oxon (Waterperry Wood).
Onwards, and Upwards...
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