Chalkhill Blue

Joyce had planned a day out with her sister in Bath, so we stayed for a few nights at their home in Dursley in Gloucestershire which was quite handy for me as its not far from some good Butterfly sites, including a species I'd not seen before, the Chalkhill Blue. I headed for Rodborough commom,I had'nt realised how big the common was but surprisingly I found the area for the Blues fairly easily ( I usually get lost at new locations ! ). Thankfully the sun was mostly shining and the Butterflies were on the wing and feeding on flowers including Wild Marjoram, so I settled myself down beside that and spent some time with them, taking lots of photos.

Semi palmated Sandpiper

A Semi palmated Sandpiper was found on the Hayle estuary in Cornwall, a rare visitor to Britain from North America,so three of us decided to go take a look.I have seen two others before ( both in Cornwall) but its always nice to get another look at this small wader.