A repeat visit to Foulden Common was made today in the hope of better views and photos of the Dingy Skippers, but alas in about seven hours of searching I failed to find any, and another visitor who was also looking in the afternoon also drew a blank.
I had about 10 sightings of Grizzled Skippers, but possibly only two or three individuals were involved, and none posed for photos, unlike a Peacock and Common Blue.
A male Hairy Dragonfly was flying around one of the Pingos, along with Four-spotted and Broad-bodied Chasers, and an Emperor Dragonfly was over the common.
On the bird front my first Turtle Dove of the year was seen and heard in the trees opposite the car park, at least 3 Cuckoos were continually calling and chasing each other around and a Grasshopper Warbler was reeling away from the marshy area along the southern edge.
