Yesterday was absolutely glorious down here in Kent and every minute of it I was stuck at work wishing I was at Dungeness. Today when I did get down there it was dull and damp, so not promising for butterflies.
I've trained Pip to point out Ornithologists
We occupied ourselves with that for awhile but when a small flock of them passed by and Pip showed no interest in them
I guessed he had other sport on his mind and he was soon on the scent of a Small Copper
Although innocent looking
Don't be fooled : he may be just one puppy but he conducts himself like ten!
We had a bit of luck when the cloud thinned and for a few minutes it warmed up
Our first Copper of the day!
Then another
Despite the poor conditions we eventually counted 7 Small Coppers
Pip had a great time : he met the Warden and his wife, saw some Coppers and then as we were leaving Pip watched his first steam train up close as it came into Dungeness station.
Pip clearly loves it down at Dungeness and as a Copper Sniffer he's coming along just fine
The weather forecast for next week is very good indeed, so I think the Coppers of Dungeness have an excellent chance of getting into November.