scarcely seven spots but who's counting?

...the good weather continued throughout the day but, by the time of writing, the early signs of tomorrow's rain are already piling in from the southwest.

This Scarce 7-spot ladybird, Coccinella magnifica is the first active beetle I have seen this year. There were plenty of honeybees and flies in evidence today. I thought there was a fair chance of seeing our first lizard, as it was very warm amongst the dunes, but it was not to be...