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Sunday 15th<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the cool northerly conditions a number of Red Admirals were seen to come in off the sea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday 14th<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A Wall was at Restharrow Scrape.<\/span><\/p>\n

Monday 2nd<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The flowering ivy around The Elms and Little Elms was full of Red Admirals and Speckled Woods, with smaller numbers of Comma and Peacock. There were also three Common Blues still flying in the warm conditions and four Walls up on the seafront.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Comma (top) and Peacock (bottom) on Ivy by P.Blanche<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sunday 15th Despite the cool northerly conditions a number of Red Admirals were seen to come in off the sea. Saturday 14th A Wall was at Restharrow Scrape. Monday 2nd The flowering ivy around The Elms and Little Elms was full of Red Admirals and Speckled Woods, with smaller numbers of Comma and Peacock. 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