With a few warmer days and some sunshine there were a few butterflies on the wing. In the garden there have been Comma, Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock while news came of Large Tortoiseshells emerging in Burchet Wood, near Hamstreet. An afternoon trip up from Dungeness had us parking on the roadside and walking along the ride into the wood. A king man pointed us in the right direction and we were soon watching a lovely Large Tortoishell sunning on a tree trunk. It flew around and settled a few times before flying off through the trees. There were more sightings further down the ride and we met up with Jonathan and friends from Sandwich.
A couple of buzzards flew over and there was a shallow flooded area that was alive with frogs before we walked back to the car. Driving back we took a back road past an old orchard and managed views of two Little Owls.
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