Today, I met up with Dave Wright and Richard Smyth at
Chambers Farm Wood, Lincolnshire. From the start the weather seemed against us,
which seems par for the course this year; thick cloud with the occasional
shower was forecast for the morning, with a brighter outlook for the afternoon.
Nevertheless, we persevered and decided to walk down to Little Scrubbs Meadow
whilst it was overcast. In an all-too-brief patch of sunshine, lasting no more
than a few minutes, we were surprised to get a brief glimpse of a male Purple
Emperor flying over the top of the Oaks at 09:20, but, as the sun disappeared,
the butterfly quickly settled up in the gods. We pushed on to the meadow and
spent some time there whilst conditions were poor, but as the light level
improved, we diverted to the southern part of the wood, where we thought our
chances of seeing an Emperor were greater. Here we spent the rest of the morning
and were rewarded we three further sightings of male Purple Emperors, the first
flying around a Sallow, the other two higher up around Oak trees.
After lunch back at the cars, we covered the northern part
of the wood, venturing first up to an area known as Fiveways and then beyond to
Minting Triangle. This part of the wood was good for White Admiral, Purple
Hairstreak and Silver-washed Fritillary, but we didn’t have a single Purple
Emperor sighting at all. On the walk back to the car, we had one last look
along the main stone track running south and saw a Purple Emperor in the distance
circling low to the ground. As we approached it landed on the track and allowed
us to get a few photographs.
2 comments:
Thanks very much for showing me round Toby. Much appreciated. Cheers Richard
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