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A Monarch was photographed at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Sussex by Chris Bentley on 4th August. The thoughts are that this is probably a genuine migrant. Reported on Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

Another was photographed at Durlston County Park, Dorset by Thomas Moore on 14th August. Reported on BC Dorset Twitter feed https://twitter.com/BC_Dorset/status/90 ... pdates.php

Another was seen in Arundel, Sussex by Josse Davis on 29th August. Reported on Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

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A Swallowtail was photographed in a garden in Beckley, Sussex on 7th August by Joey King. Reported on Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

Another was seen in Alfriston, Sussex on 22nd August by Tim Squire. Reported on Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/

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A male Long-tailed Blue was photographed at Southwick Basin, (Shoreham), Sussex by David Cook on 8th August. In past years this has been a good, solid site for this migrant species. Reported on Sussex BC website http://www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/
By the end of September it became clear that the 2017 migration of this species had stalled, with only one other sighting reported. This came from Keith Heaven, who photographed a Long-tailed Blue at Sandwich Bay, Kent on 28th September.
Reported on Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory website http://sbbot.org.uk/sightings-2/butterflies/

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A fresh Camberwell Beauty was photographed in Burgess Hill, Sussex on 12th August by Gemma Curtis. Reported on BC Sussex Twitter page https://twitter.com/BCSussex/status/896 ... pdates.php

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A new species for Scotland, when a White-letter Hairstreak was photographed near Paxton, Berwickshire on 9th August by Iain Cowe. Reported on UKB forum viewtopic.php?t=9467&start=0#p123461
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A Queen of Spain Fritillary was seen at Piddington, Sussex by Dave Harris on 26th August. A visit by Neil Hulme and others the following day found 3 males in the locality. Reported in UKB personal diary viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4065&start=2720#p124020
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Observations on Comma larvae feeding on Hazel in a wood in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, posted by peterc. Reported on UKB forum viewtopic.php?f=48&t=9498&p=124402#p124400
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