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Definitely a bit of a twitch this one but well worth it, a bird I have never seen in the wild before. There was even a convenient parking slot just off the main road for the birdwatchers and their cars.
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As the poor excuse for a summer grinds on a few butterflies seemed to have survived at Badbury. A single Chalkhill blue and a couple of worn Dark-green Fritillaries were sheltering from the wind in the dips between the rings. The Marbled Whites are around in reasonable numbers.
 Chalkhill Blue.
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Just like last year the weather has turned fairly dire and the butterflies are taking a battering. At least the flowers are enjoying the constant watering. On the bird front a single Osprey has been seen for the last couple of weeks at Middlebere.
 Knapweed and a sheltering Marbled White (Badbury Rings).
 Marsh Helleborine (Arne - Soldier Road).
 Skullcap (Arne RSPB reserve).
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A part of the Dorset lowland heaths not previously walked before today. All the usual wildlife was present, hobbies, dartford warblers and a small adder which had a lucky escape from a large foot.
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Sometimes you work hard to obtain a good photo of a bird, other times you can just be lucky and find one sat on a post by the side of the road. This sparrowhawk perched obligingly for several minutes while being photographed from the car.
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An evening visit to Middlebere was rewarded by the sight of the Barn owl hunting over the reed beds and fields. Otherwise it has been a fairly quiet couple of weeks, the June doldrums for birdwatching.
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Dark-green Fritillary.
Marbled White.
A sad looking Frog Orchid.
