Getting brighter everyday! - the long staying Kumlien's Gull

I suppose being fairly local, It has been a privilege to spend a fair amount of time with this scarce seagull and seems to have made Littlehampton it's home now. It is interesting how the bird is moulting and appears brighter everytime I pop back to see it.
All those that saw it earlier in the year, may want to re-visit! High tide will give you your best bet to get close views and happily comes to bread, has been sitting on the wall and beach on the west side of the river the last few visits



Time to pay the Duke some respect!

Having only spent minimal time in previous years both looking for and seeing the Duke of Burgundy butterfly, I decided to spend some time with these special little gems of a butterfly on the South Downs in West Sussex. They did not disappoint and was also a new butterfly species for Robyn. There was also many Dingy Skippers around aswell as 1 or 2 Grizzled. A few orchids were in flower...they were purple and I took some photo's but will name them later! A Tree Pipit was singing and displaying nearby...top day out!