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Archive Page Sightings and news from January to June 2003 Archive Index Photo House Index This page contains sightings details of all the butterflies and moths reported to the Sightings page between January and June 2003. Note: These pages have been copied from the original sightings page and some links will no longer work. All images of butterflies or moths have been removed, but most can be found in the Photo House JUNE 2003 Mon 30th June - (Some of Nick's news was "lost in transet") 29th June, Broxbourne woods from east car park [10.30 to 1.30], white admiral [12 sightings ], purple hairstreaks [10], ringlets[12], meadow brown [60+], large skipper[20], comma [3], small skipper, small white, large white, holly blue, red admiral, speckled wood, 4 species of dragonfly. No sign of purple emperor along sallows but did watch for a hour or so female white admirals laying flat on the sallow branches waiting for males to come along the males were flying very fast in and out the branches covering vast areas in short spaces of time when the pair met they would fly into the woods I see this happen 4 times in a hour. 28th June, Broxbourne woods from east car park [1.30 to 4], white admiral [30 sightings], purple hairstreaks [3], ringlets[6], meadow brown [60+], large skipper[4], comma [5], small white, large white, holly blue, painted lady, speckled wood. 2 species of dragonfly and a hornet, 23rd June, comma at Dane End. 24th June, painted lady at Thundridge. 22nd June, Park Wood Bramfield, ringlets[16], meadow brown [23], Large skipper[14], small white [12], comma, small tortoiseshell, speckled wood, Broxbourne woods from east car park, white admiral [9 sightings ] excellent views of one nectaring on bramble flowers, ringlets[17], meadow brown [33], large skipper[4], comma, painted lady, speckled wood.
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