Broad-bodied Chaser joins the four spots

A very light SE(ish) breeze shifted to NW for a few hours in the afternoon. Very warm again peaking at almost 24°C.

A walk along, the surprisingly quiet, south wall after lunch was very pleasant, but not very productive (Malcolm)

Dunlin 6 north

Linnet 3 between lighthouse and waterfall

Rock Pipit 2 - the male standing guard above the lighthouse nest chased off a rival.

He managed to catch a passing invertebrate

A striking male Pied Wagtail in summer plumage 

Grey seal 1 female drifting in with the tide. This sleep while you move technique is called bottling, for obvious reasons.

Quite a few insects around:

Small White 8

Small Tortoiseshell 1

Brimstone 1 male

Silver Y one on saltmarsh 

Middleton Nature Reserve 

Janet checked first

Only a rear view, but about as good a view as you ever get of a Cetti's warbler!

Common Whitethroat 

Broad-bodied Chaser - first of the year

I had a look mid afternoon (Malcolm). This is my shot of a Four-spotted Chaser for comparison.

Four-spotted Chaser

Lots of damselflies around again. This is a female Common Bluetail 

Butterflies:

Brimstone 1 male

Speckled Wood 3

Orange Tip 5 males 3 female

Large White 2 males

Small White/Green-veined White several

Small Tortoiseshell 1

Wildfowl as yesterday with the addition of...

Tufted Duck 3  - the female has only a feeble tuft, but she did her best to spruce it up (a Blackcap has a little sing towards the end of this clip).

Tufted Duck