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An unusual for June flock of over 100 turnstones was seen at Sparkes Marina Hayling Island, on 1st.
Butterflies & Moths
A marbled white was seen on the verge outside Lakesdide Cosham on 31st. (Note: The Lakeside site itself is closed to all viitoirs at present.)
Butter flies around Fort Widley on 2nd included small tortoiseshell, common blue , speckled wood holly blue, meadow brown,small blue, small white and marbled white. Further west on Portsdown many of the same speceies were present plus large skipper and Brimstone.
Pyramidal orchids are flowering on the footpaths round Fort Purbrook and other sites.
Other flowers seen around Fort Purbrook included small scabious. A very large bee orchid, meadow vetchling and wall lettuce were seen on the verge of the nearby London Road on 1st.
