Wet Wheatears!

Heavy showers all morning, then dry in the afternoon. A light SE breeze, freshened slightly as it drifted to the west.

South shore (Malcolm) 09:45 - 10:15

I only checked from the saltmarsh to Red Nab, it rained the whole time. All the passerines were on Ocean Edge grass and the foreshore, nothing on the saltmarsh or Red Nab

Wheatears 9

Rock Pipits 3

Linnet 52 (probably more)

Pied Wagtail 18

Mediterranean gulls 7 on Red Nab including 1 juvenile 

I checked again this afternoon 13:45 - 15:15. By this time it had stopped raining and the sun shone a couple of times. The only birds on Ocean Edge grass and foreshore now were 2 Wheatears, looking somewhat drier than they did earlier.

Male Wheatear

Linnet 25 on Red Nab

Rock Pipit 3 on Red Nab

Rock Pipit

Mediterranean gulls, 5 adults on the feeding beach and a juvenile at the seaward end of No.1 outfall, all likely the same as this morning's birds

The regular German ringed Mediterranean gull was on its favourite patch,
there are a few Sandmason worm tubes showing now

In the Nature Park:

Migrant Hawker 3

Common Darter 3

Large White 13

Small White 5

Red Admiral 4 

Painted Lady 2

Small Tortoiseshell 2

Speckled Wood 3

Common Blue 1

Small White

Janet checked the Nature park a little later, the mix of butterflies was similar, but the camerawork was better!

Painted Lady

Painted Lady and a Large White

Small Tortoiseshell 

Middleton Nature Reserve (Kevin)

On the main pond, in addition to the regulars 

Tufted Duck 5

Gadwall pair

Male Gadwall

Janet's regular fox visitor brought a friend last night