CAST OFF YOUR CLOUT

The May or hawthorn blossom is out so cast off your winter clothes and enjoy the warm sunny conditions!!!personally I am keeping mine on for a while yet.
Anyway a few photos from my recent wanderings around the county.

 SPECKLED WOOD@OLD PARK HILL

 BLUE TIT@SAMPHIRE HOE

SOMETHING STRANGE AT SAMPHIRE HOE-WHO YA GONNA CALL-GHOST BUSTERS.Starring Steve Walker.

 MALO SEAWAYS-The new DFDS ferry

 SNAKE IN THE GRASS-ADDER SAMPHIRE HOE

HOBBY AT ELMLEY

 GREEN VEINED WHITE

HAIRY DRAGONFLY-Willow trail Dungeness

 HAIRY DRAGONFLY

 LET SLEEPING LAMBS LIE-A bucolic scene at Dungeness.

 EARLY PURPLE ORCHID

 STODMARSH LITTLE OWL Looking very grumpy.

 REED BED WREN

A VERY LOUD SONG FOR A VERY SMALL BIRD.

 HOBBY @STODMARSH

There were at least 20 on Friday hawking St Marks flies

 TURTLE DOVES @GROVE

MADE IT THROUGH THE MALTESE GUNFIRE.

 HOLLY BLUE @KEARSNEY

 LINNET ON GORSE

 DUKE OF BURGUNDY

 DUKE OF BURGUNDY

 WHIMBREL @DUNGENESS

WHITETHROAT

 SMALL HEATH

 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER-LANGDON HOLE

 ORANGETIP

 WALL BROWN

CLOUDED YELLOW

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.