Common Sandpiper`s . The River Clyst . Topsham . Devon . 24 / 8 / 2013

Brown Hairstreak

A trip down to Preston Down Road in Torbay this morning to look for Brown Hairstreak Butterflies a new species for me & after a bit of a search we managed to find one female but it never hung around long enough for me to get a shot of it !!! , other Butterflies seen were Clouded Yellow , Common Blue , Speckled Wood , Red Admiral , Small Copper & Large & Small Whites

Common Blue ( Female ) . Preston . Torbay . Devon . 21 / 8 / 2013

Clouded Yellow

Brian Heasman & myself went out to Heathfield Nr Bovey Tracey this morning to look for Clouded Yellow Butterflies & we managed to see just the one + 6 Large White , male & female Brimstone , 2 Common Blue , Peacock , Gatekeeper , Meadow Brown & Small Tortoiseshell .

Clouded Yellow . Heathfield . Bovey Tracey . Devon . 18 / 8 / 2013 ( Photo by B . Heasman )

Clouded Yellow . Heathfield . Bovey Trecey . Devon . 18 / 8/ 2013 ( Photo by B. Heasman )

Sea Watching

A sea watch from Orcombe Point in Exmouth this morning didn`t get me the quality of birds seen at Berry Head , Start & Prawle Points but I did see 2 Pomarine Skua , 4 Manx Shearwater , 1 Balearic Shearwater , 12 Common Scoter , 1 Little Gull & numerous Gannet , Kittiwake & Sandwich Tern .