From Ashley Whitlock

Spent the best part of the day in Straits Inclosure and Abbotts Wood Inclosure and finally at two Assembly Points at mid-day and early afternoon. There were no Purple Emperors on the wing at either Straits Inclosure or at Abbotts Wood but I finally espied one flying from East to west and then west to east at Alice Holt Forest (1) at 12:45 and again at 12:55, these views were all too brief over the tallest of the Beech trees and Oak stands at the site, but I've got my stamp now, so things can only get better.