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Lawts

Supa Silly Un

• Jul 4, 2010

• #1

Please can anyone provide specific site directions for PE when at Fermyn - i.e. where to park and then look?

Also the same for White Ad.

Do these two require full and constant sun to show, or will sunny intervals do the trick - i.e. do you still stand a chance of seeing one at rest in a tree if cloudy?

Thanks.

 

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SteveClifton

Well-known member

• Jul 4, 2010

• #2

Steve, sent you an email

 

Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

Staff member

• Jul 5, 2010

• #3

Lawts said:

Do these two require full and constant sun to show, or will sunny intervals do the trick - i.e. do you still stand a chance of seeing one at rest in a tree if cloudy?

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Can't speak or the UK, but here at least sunny intervals will get them out and about, so long as it remains warm.

 

Xenospiza

Distracted

• Jul 5, 2010

• #4

I guess you stand a better chance of seeing them with open wings when it's not too sunny/warm... although when I've seen them with open wings they were usually high above me!
After two years of only seeing them up in trees (all in the London area), I had one on my (obviously sweaty) finger yesterday. This one would only open its wings (shortly) after some gentle poking against it legs.

 

Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

Staff member

• Jul 5, 2010

• #5

Xenospiza said:

After two years of only seeing them up in trees (all in the London area), I had one on my (obviously sweaty) finger yesterday. This one would only open its wings (shortly) after some gentle poking against it legs.

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Go out for butterflies in the same dirty trousers for several days, preferably hot sweaty days, Purple Emperors (and various fritillaries) regularly land to take salts.

 

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