I have just noticed a post on the Hants BC website http://www.hantsiow-butterflies.org.uk/news.php of an Empress on wheelie bin at Paulsgrove - this is a very urban housing estate about 3Km from the nearest colony that I know of on the Southwick estate to the north and she would have to have flown over Portsdown Hill (350ft amsl) to get there - more evidence perhaps?
I also seem to remember one on a wheelie bin at Emsworth a few years ago - a new baiting strategy perhaps one for Matthews picnic?
Kind regards
Mark
2 comments:
excellent Mark...I love to hear about dispersal!
yes we have a few examples of rubbish bins being attractive in Upper Thames
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