A walk up poppy-clad Steep Down with my brother and sister in law yesterday was hot and starred a post-breeding flock of ~50 Corn Buntings. At home we’ve had Whinchats, Wheatears, a Spotted Flycatcher and a Garden Warbler, but that’s just a fraction of the number of birds up on the Downs as the moment.
Today I had a day off, spent twitching Long-tailed Blues in Brighton (the one at Steep Down was hiding yesterday) and then hiding from the heat. A Brown Hairstreak at the Blue site was a welcome bonus.
Poppies
A long-tailed Blue (actually with tails)
A very brief view of one open
They bombed about crazily, only occasionally resting
