After a blank day yesterday, the pectoral sandpiper appeared on the south brooks again this morning - it was distant, but viewable from the viewpoint in the black wood (follow the public right of way south from the car park and after a couple of hundred metres take the pedestrian gate on the right).
In between the showers yesterday, there were plenty butterflies on the wing - clouded yellow, painted lady, small copper, brown argus, meadow brown, gatekeeper, small skipper and common blue were all on the fleabane next the trail.