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| Purple Emperor - J. Glossop |
The recent sunny weather has brought a feast of butterflies onto the wing. At Warnham LNR Jo Glossop our Wildlife Recorder was lucky enough to find this stunning Purple Emperor which was seen resting on a Poplar trunk during Tuesday morning. Also at Warnham there have been both Essex and Small Skippers seen on Mill Meadow and around the Dipping Ponds. Red Admiral, Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell are all around in good numbers and we have seen single White Admirals too.
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| Marbled White - S. Cocker |
Meanwhile at Southwater Country Park another regular wildlife recorder Sue Cocker has managed to find our first Marbled Whites of the year with several now on the wing alongside the Quarry Lake. Ringlets, Meadow Browns and Small Tortoiseshells all appear to be having a good year at the Country Park too.
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| Ringlet - S. Cocker |
It will be interesting to see if there are any more records of Purple Emperor at either Warnham or Southwater as both are sites be irregular recordings. Silver-washed Fritillaries are also being seen daily at Warnham LNR on the Butterfly Ride or Butterfly Corner.
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| Ringlet - J. Everitt |
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