23-06-2020
Small Skipper (12)
Large White (4)
White Admiral (2)
Purple Emperor (2)
Red Admiral (6)
Small Tortoiseshell (25)
Comma (4)
Dark Green Fritillary (3)
Silver-washed Fritillary (1)
Speckled Wood (4)
Marbled White (20)
Meadow Brown (30)
Ringlet (2)
Four close encounters with a male Purple Emperor between 10.20 am and midday. I think it was the same butterfly due to location but it was buzzed by another Emperor on one occasion.
Dean Webber