Oxborough Orchids

Just been over the fields to see the orchids again - still amazing, and lasting well thanks to the coolish weather. There must be 200 or so spikes there, mixture of spotteds and ?two types of marsh, one deep purple the other mid-fleshy pink (these last ones going over now). Lots of ragged robin too, plus betony coming through. Not many butterflies, even though the sun was out, a few meadow browns plus one large skipper. No common blues yet... Cuckoo calling, and a little owl flew out of the old oak tree, so hopefully nesting there. A lovely russet-coated young roe deer ran out of the hedge, thankfully unseen by Roger.