Fontmell Down - a good day out - 11:02 PM, Wednesday, August 9, 2006 |
An afternoon trip in cool and blustery conditions to Fontmell Down, hoping to see the very rare (in Dorset) Silver-Spotted Skipper. The view at the start of the walk looking in the direction of Fontmell Down.  Colourful birds - Redstarts  One of a family of Spotted Flycatchers on the same fence as the Redstarts.  All the activity attracted the attention of the local Sparrowhawk.  The Sparrowhawk has landed but the Redstarts and Flycatchers all escaped.  After all that excitement - a female Silver-spotted Skipper.  The less colourful male Silver-Spotted Skipper
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