Thurs 17th Oct:at least 6 male Long-tailed Blues were seen by Neil Hulme at Brighton Racecourse,near extensive allotments and close to the first UK sighting in 1859(as reported in sussex-butterflies.org.uk).Neil has seen at least 33 different Long-tailed Blues at 5 sites along the Sussex & Kent coasts in 2013.At least 50 must have been seen in 2013,exceeding 38 in 1945.