A light overnight frost followed by a sunny day. It felt quite warm out of the cold NE breeze.
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| Small Tortoiseshell butterfly looking out at the sunshine and flowers from Janet's house. Presumably, it had been hibernating in her loft. It was released and hopefully had time for a quick meal before finding an alternative resting place |
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| Also from Janet. This Roebuck antler was in Middleton Nature Reserve. It will have been shed recently as part of the natural cycle of antler development. |
Pale-bellied Brent goose 32 at least
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| There were two on the north side, here passing what turned out to be the largest group of Knot |
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| Others were feeding high up the shore, that's the tip of Sunnyslopes groyne just above the Brent geese |
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| Then a couple of noisy quad bikes flushed 30 from the shore |
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| Many landed in the SE skear corner |
You can hear a few of their soft grunts in this clip
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Great Crested grebe 1
Little Egret 2
Imperial Rd - Malcolm 10:45
No Stonechats seen
Buzzard 1
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Water Rail 1 calling
Saltmarsh to Red Nab - Malcolm 13:45 - 14:30
Reed Bunting 2
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Linnet |
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| Dunnock |
Shelduck 66
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| Shelduck lifting off the sea out from the foreshore |
Wigeon 150
Pale-bellied Brent geese at least 20 on Red Nab, but it was difficult checking into the low sun
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| Pale-bellied Brent and Wigeon |
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| Pale-bellied Brent geese |
Little Egret 2
