Well I got a surprise this afternoon. I went to Steyning to see if I could find a wall butterfly for my challenge list . On reaching the far end of the path past the allotments something caught my eye flying in the canopy. It looked like a purple emperor but I thought it couldn't be and as it settled before I got a good look I dismissed it and carried on my walk. BUT when I came back it was there again and although it stayed up high it was unmistakable
Also seen: Marbled, large and small whites, small and Essex skippers, meadow brown, gatekeepers, peacock and red admiral
1. Red Admiral
2. Brimstone
3. Peacock
4. Small Tortoiseshell
5. Small White
6. Orange Tip
7. Comma
8. Holly blue
9. Large white
10. Green veined white
11. Green hairstreak
12. Speckled wood
13. Pearl Bordered Fritillary
14. Duke of Burgundy
15. Dingy Skipper
16. Small Heath
17. Small Blue
18. Common Blue
19. Small Copper
20. Grizzled Skipper
21. Adonis Blue
22. Silver Studded Blue
23. Meadow Brown
24. Painted Lady
25. Large Skipper
26. Ringlet
27. Silver Washed Fritillary
28. White Admiral
29. Purple Emperor
30. Small Skipper
31. Marbled White
32. Dark Green Fritillary
33. Chalkhill Blue
34. Gatekeeper
35. Essex Skipper
(after being told not to be defeatist by someone regarding my butterfly challenge I have calculated that I can just do it if I am lucky. I still need to get White letter hairstreak, brown hairstreak, purple hairstreak, wood white, brown argus, grayling (still never seen a grayling), wall, and/or silver spotted skipper & clouded yellow - that's easy then
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