A coffee and 'red velvet' at Mud Island in glorious sunshine was improved by two well-lit over flying Buzzards and a singing Firecrest. Alarm calls from local Swallows were a heads-up for a Hobby which returned later and gave great views.
A twenty minutes stop on Portsdown produced plenty of Common Spotted and Pyramidal Orchids, fresh Small Blues and pristine Marbled Whites plus plenty of Meadow Brown's. The ichneumon Amblyteles armatorius was particularly abundant.
Finally, a few Med Gulls and yet more Swallow alarms alerted to another Hobby, this one very much intent on taking out a hirundine or Swift.
