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| Swallowtail butterfly enthusiasts flock to Strumpshaw | Swallowtail butterfly enthusiasts flock to Strumpshaw |
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| The insect is a wetlands species which is only currently found on the Norfolk Broads | The insect is a wetlands species which is only currently found on the Norfolk Broads |
| The insect is a wetlands species which is only currently found on the Norfolk Broads | |
| Butterfly enthusiasts have descended upon an RSPB nature reserve to catch a glimpse of one of the UK's rarest and largest butterflies. | Butterfly enthusiasts have descended upon an RSPB nature reserve to catch a glimpse of one of the UK's rarest and largest butterflies. |
| Swallowtails can only be found in the Norfolk Broads. | Swallowtails can only be found in the Norfolk Broads. |
| Diane Scott, from Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, said she was "over the moon" to have photographed the insect at Strumpshaw Fen. | Diane Scott, from Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, said she was "over the moon" to have photographed the insect at Strumpshaw Fen. |
| Site manager Tim Strudwick said people come from around the UK to see the "separate subspecies of swallowtail". | Site manager Tim Strudwick said people come from around the UK to see the "separate subspecies of swallowtail". |
| Butterfly enthusiasts know they are only likely to see swallowtails from the end of May and into June and come from across the UK | Butterfly enthusiasts know they are only likely to see swallowtails from the end of May and into June and come from across the UK |
| Visitors have "even come from Europe - but the longest day trip is a car full of guys who came down for the day from Edinburgh", he said. | Visitors have "even come from Europe - but the longest day trip is a car full of guys who came down for the day from Edinburgh", he said. |
| 'Extinct' butterfly species reappears in UK | 'Extinct' butterfly species reappears in UK |
| 'Nature has healing qualities' - wildlife trust | 'Nature has healing qualities' - wildlife trust |
| 'Record' £600K appeal for city nature reserve | 'Record' £600K appeal for city nature reserve |
| The insect with its pale yellow wings, black veins and blue margins is a wetland specialist and has a wing span range of between 80 to 90mm (3in to 3.5in). | The insect with its pale yellow wings, black veins and blue margins is a wetland specialist and has a wing span range of between 80 to 90mm (3in to 3.5in). |
| Diane Scott took quite a few photographs of the swallowtail and was looking forward to going through them all on her return home to Bletchley | Diane Scott took quite a few photographs of the swallowtail and was looking forward to going through them all on her return home to Bletchley |
| It was second time lucky for Ms Scott, who visited Strumpshaw a fortnight ago without a sighting. | It was second time lucky for Ms Scott, who visited Strumpshaw a fortnight ago without a sighting. |
| "I did see one last year, but it wasn't in that great condition - this one is absolutely brilliant, it's beautiful," she said. | "I did see one last year, but it wasn't in that great condition - this one is absolutely brilliant, it's beautiful," she said. |
| "It means a lot, they're just so special. You don't get them at our end of the country." | "It means a lot, they're just so special. You don't get them at our end of the country." |
| The butterfly prefers areas of mixed fen usually dominated by sedge, or sometimes reed - which it can find on the Norfolk Broads | The butterfly prefers areas of mixed fen usually dominated by sedge, or sometimes reed - which it can find on the Norfolk Broads |
| Mick Sharp and wife Jean visited Strumpshaw Fen twice during their holiday before they managed to see the insect | Mick Sharp and wife Jean visited Strumpshaw Fen twice during their holiday before they managed to see the insect |
| The sighting was "mission accomplished" for Mick Sharp, from Derby. | The sighting was "mission accomplished" for Mick Sharp, from Derby. |
| He and his wife Jean were on their way home after a holiday in Norfolk. | He and his wife Jean were on their way home after a holiday in Norfolk. |
| "We tried to see it earlier in the week, but it was too cool, and we've been on a mission to try to see it since," he said. | "We tried to see it earlier in the week, but it was too cool, and we've been on a mission to try to see it since," he said. |
| "It's brilliant - and I was surprised at how quickly it is moving from flower to flower, in a split second it is getting the nectar and moving on." | "It's brilliant - and I was surprised at how quickly it is moving from flower to flower, in a split second it is getting the nectar and moving on." |
| Mr Strudwick said the insect appears for "quite a short season, from the tail end of May into June." | Mr Strudwick said the insect appears for "quite a short season, from the tail end of May into June." |
| Butterfly Conservation says the insects like to feed on flowers like thistles and wetland flower Ragged-robin | Butterfly Conservation says the insects like to feed on flowers like thistles and wetland flower Ragged-robin |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| RSPB | RSPB |
| Butterflies | Butterflies |
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