Sunday 2 June 2013

Stalling creepy-crawlies

Heysham Obs
Still very slow in the cool north-westerlies and low single figure night temperatures

Heysham NR
Burnet Companion - single still on south bank along entrance road
Common Blue - 15-20 same area

Middleton early pm
Reed Bunting - 6 singing males
Grasshopper Warbler - one singing centre of western marsh
Four-spotted Chaser - 8
Common Blue Damsel - 1!
Azure Damsel - 3+
Blue-tailed Damsel - 2
Large Red Damsel - c10
plus about 25 unidentified teneral damselflies

Outfalls am
Med Gull - 2CY
Kittiwake - 2CY

Moth trap
Rustic Shoulder-Knot new for the year