Dingy and Grizzled Skippers: a perfect left and right!

An early start saw Norwich rock legend Garth 'The Flyman' Coupland  and me driving south west to the Brecks at 7.30am. After one false turn, we arrived at the traditional site for Norfolk's two scarcest Skippers just as the Sun was emerging from behind the clouds. Terrific views of several Cuckoos, but no butterflies, so we drove a few miles to my favourite restaurant for coffee (and breakfast for Garth!) before returning for a rapid and productive walk around the Common. Not just both Dingy and Grizzled Skippers (32 and 1 respectively) but also Four-spotted Chaser and Hairy Hawker. After a fruitless scan at a nearby site for Goshawks (just a few Buzzards) we were back in Norwich for lunch.