martin down again this morning. after my afternoon visit during the week i had a rough idea of where to stake out. and the butterflies didn't let me down. at one point a chalkhill, adonis and 2 common blue chasing each other. ok maybe not in the best condition but still great to watch.
some of the common blues were in fine fettle
with females varying from brown to almost blue, including 2 ovipositing which i've not witnessed before
some of the adonis were looking tired and the wind caught the freshest one after one (bad) shot not to be seen again
a small heath doing something other than laying in the grass which was a pleasure to see. past the sell by date though.
and on the way back my eye caught some movement to see this little chap keeping an eye on me
a pleasant couple of hours of pretty much just sitting watching.