Went to Didcot Railway centre to see locomotive King Edward II in steam (post to follow) but as the Red Kites circled above took time out to do a lunchtime Butterfly count along the track verges.
The bird list was not extensive (4 species) but the views of Red Kite were brilliant
Red Kite [sp] (Milvus milvus)
Common Wood Pigeon [sp] (Columba palumbus)
Carrion Crow [sp] (Corvus corone)
European Greenfinch [sp] (Carduelis chloris)
The butterfly count recorded 6 species.
Large White (Pieris brassicae)
Small White (Artogeia rapae)
Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)
Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io)
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
Pete's Favourite Things 
Great shots……
Thanks. They move so fast and twist and turn that I was really beginning to think I wouldn’t get anything worthwhile. The virtual ‘cutting room floor’ aka the recycle bin is deep with out of focus shots. At least that’s one advantage of digital photography over film you can shoot lots and lots of shots and hope that at least one or two are usable