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The butterfly looks like a swallowtail, but not the British species that now lives only in the Norfolk broads. As @Gavin3171 is in Essex, it could be a visitor from Europe. It looks similar to the Citrus Swallowtail, but that one is American.
You could be right but @Gavin3171 picture shows strong colouration and the book says the European species are very pale in comparison .It says attempt to reintroduce to the fens in Cambridgeshire was underway in 1968 , so right next to Essex .? European species make their way across apparantly attracted by root crop growing in Southern England. Surprising were this hobby sends you. Great picture by Gavin
 
Hi all,
It looks similar to the Citrus Swallowtail, but that one is American.
<"Yes it does">, a very widespread (originally African?) species that is a "pest" of Citrus orchards. The plant it is on looks like <"Asclepias curassavica">, so I'd guess it is in a Butterfly House, rather than the wild.

They are easy to rear, so they may be released at weddings etc.

cheers Darrel
 
A Boxing Day stroll around our deserted town, taking in a few of the back streets and fine houses.
 

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Sarah took these pics out of the car window on her phone while I was driving early this morning, the island in the background on the left is called Herm the one on the right is Jethou.487C8D6A-B81A-49D2-9977-0B1920A69978.jpeg261DBCD4-45FC-4D3F-BBDD-B62AD453C53C.jpeg
 

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Splendid winter sunset from our upstairs window!
The tower is an old flour mill that the occupying German forces added a huge concrete extension to the top.
During the war It was disguised as a working mill with fake sails but in fact contained deadly anti aircraft guns!
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It is just possible to see five of the Channel Islands in the middle picture.
Left is Herm, then in the background there are in fact two islands, Sark and Brecqhou, then Jethou and then in the distance on the right is Jersey.
Brecqhou is where billionaires, the Barkley twins, have built their castle!
 

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