From Dave Phillips
Just a couple of observations from the season that’s now winding down:
Large
numbers of purple emperors this year in Bearshanks Wood, a mile or two
from Lady/Souther woods, Fermyn. Getting better every year in this
sallow-rich habitat,
Most unusual sighting was
this Saturday (July 27), at a Land Rover show at Billing Aquadrome -- a
riverside venue of meadows (and caravans... and crowds) near
Northampton. Pleasantly surprised to see a splendid male flying through
the noise and clamour, at shoulder height. It was on the move, flying
strongly and did not settle.
David Phillips,
Wadenhoe, Northants
2 comments:
Purple Emperor at Billing Aquadrome? Really?
I'd be so grateful if you could confirm (beyond reasonable don't) that He was there. Gives me hope that the abandoned field literally behind my garden fence, full of new sallows and less than alf a mile away might get a visit within a year or two.
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