Shake it all about

This is a male linnet who had just been having a bath in a pool in the saltmarshes at Frampton, Lincolnshire. He is having a good shake to dry his feathers.

We had meant to go to Gibraltar Point today in search of green hairstreaks (butterflies) but the clouds just wouldn't lift so we stopped off at Frampton Marshes instead. And, of course, after a while, the sun came out. You just can't second guess the British weather.