A day in the Alps searching for Alpine bird species was largely unsuccessful, but a few good birds were seen...

A day in the Alps searching for Alpine bird species was largely unsuccessful, but a few good birds were seen together with a host of Butterflies.

Nutcrackers and Crossbills showed well, along with a fox and Alpine Marmots.

Common Hawker Dragonflies were numerous, a species I have yet to find in the UK, and I was lucky to photo one briefly on the ground to confirm the i.d.

Butterflies were everywhere, and I managed to identify Apollo, Dark-green Fritillary, Spotted Fritillary, Scarce Copper, Damon Blue and Alpine Grizzled Skipper

Photos: Dark-green Fritillary, Alpine Marmot, Scarce Copper, Spotted Fritillary, Alpine Grizzled Skipper, Damon Blue, Apollo, Common Hawker