WELL BUTTER MY FLIES-A TALE OF TWO SKIPPERS

Butterflies are back on the agenda now the sun is rising in the heavens and is providing some much needed warmth.

DINGY SKIPPERS AT SAMPHIRE HOE - THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.

GRIZZLED SKIPPER AT DUNGENESS

SMALL COPPERS AT DUNGENESS

 CLOUDED YELLOW-LANGDON CLIFFS

TAKING OFF 

IN FLIGHT

 WHITETHROAT ON THE CLIFFS

 BLACKBIRD IN LANGDON HOLE

 SMALL WHITE ON WALLFLOWER

 SPARROWHAWK ABOVE BLERIOTS MEMORIAL

 PAINTED LADY This rather worn specimen turned up at the Hoe on Tuesday ,wonder if has come all the way from Morocco!

 EARLY SPIDER ORCHIDS are now blooming at the Hoe

 CUCKOO AT DUNGENESS

SHELDUCK PURSUED BY TWO SHELDRAKES.

WHIMBREL AT DUNGENESS.

GRAVE NEWS FOR DOVER BEES

Sunday morning checked twitter on my phone as usual:- 5 BEE EATERS in Charlton Cemetry having not gone for the Hythe Hoopoe yesterday I was not gonna miss this................

 WHAT SHALL WE DO NOW?

 ALWAYS ON THE LOOK OUT FOR BEES.

 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST.

 THE LOCAL GREAT SPOT WAS QUITE IMPRESSED TOO

 ACROBATIC FLIGHT

 STREAMLINED FOR SPEED

 FLYING UPSIDE DOWN

 CATCHING BEES

Then at 10.33 they were off............
The rest of the week will be a bit dull after that,but here goes

 THE LOCAL PEREGRINE FALCON

 FIVE FOR SILVER

 SIX FOR GOLD

 FEMALE RING OUZEL

 ONE OF A PARTY OF 4 WHEATEARS ON LANGDON CLIFFS

 COMMA-SOUTH FORELAND VALLEY

 SNIPE-STODMARSH

 GREEN SANDPIPER

 SEDGE WARBLER WARBLING AT STODMARSH.

 MALE MARSH HARRIER ON PATROL

STONECHAT LANGDON CLIFFS.