A dearth of insects

The early light NE wind switched to NW and strengthened significantly. Plenty of sunshine, but not particularly warm

Middleton Nature Reserve 

Janet checked in the morning 

Grasshopper warbler 1 reeling - other than that, not a lot about 

Goldfinch 

Ringlet

Green-veined White

A couple of shots from the main pond by Angela Gillon

Coot family with two chicks

The two remaining cygnets are looking well

South shore (Malcolm)

I went to the south of the saltmarsh late morning, hoping the gulls from Red Nab would relocate on the mud here when displaced by the tide. But no gulls settled on the mud, most drifted high over to the SE. 

One second summer Mediterranean and a handful of Black-Headed gulls
settled on the edge of the saltmarsh 

They were soon joined by another Med and more Black-Headed gulls

The gulls continued to arrive but only one more Med seen (later than this clip).

On the saltmarsh:

Little Egret 2

Curlew 4 

oystercatcher 2

Carrion Crow 2 adult with 2 young

Pied Wagtail 1

Goldfinch 6

Linnet 2

Linnet amongst the shingles

Nature Park - it was surprisingly cool despite the sunshine. The only butterfly seen was a single Ringlet!

A very faded Narrow-bordered Five-Spot Burnet wasn't for moving

There's a bee in this shot

It was resting under the flower!

I had a walk along the sea wall early evening. As I approached No.1 outflow it was obvious that there were a number of gulls on the beach beyond

had something changed.......

.......no, with one exception, the gulls on the beach were Black-Headed, and
they were just resting. The Mediterranean gulls were resting on the rocks 
beside the outflow, as yesterday. Note the Curlew passing over

Mediterranean gulls 19. 13 resting on the rocks beside No.1 outflow, 1 beside No.2 outflow, 4 feeding on the sea out from the harbour and 1 on the beach between the wooden Jetty and No.1 outflow.

Four adult, including the yellow ringed German bird and 2 second summer (bottom)
Mediterranean gulls beside No.1 outflow

The only Med on the beach was the one with the lower half of its right
leg missing, presumably the mud is more comfortable than barnacle covered
rocks. Note that the tips of the Sandmason worm tubes are showing again,
but nothing was attempting to feed on them

Kittiwake 1 first summer on No.2 outflow.