At least one Ruddy Darter still around

A dry and mainly sunny morning and afternoon with a freshening west breeze. Showers began in the evening 

Canada geese flying SE over Kingsway 08:30 - Janet

Heysham Skear - Malcolm 10:15 - 11:15

We have quickly moved back to very low neap tides which don't expose a great expanse of skear. At least it provided an opportunity to count the concentrated gulls. 280 mainly Herring.

Nothing on the sea except gulls.

Little Egret 11

Oystercatcher 1500

Curlew 100

Redshank 120

Knot 1

Turnstone 70

Dunlin 2

Ringed Plover 3

Herring Gull, Oystercatcher and Redshank

Knot and Turnstone 

Turnstone 

Curlew

Middleton Nature Reserve - Janet

Ruddy Darter near the pond on the southern section 

There were a lot of Common Darters around. These were over what remains of the open water on the south side pond

There were a couple of Painted Lady 

Ocean Edge foreshore - Malcolm 13:30 - 14:00

Goldfinch 2

Linnet 2

Wheatear 9

Linnet

Adult male Wheatear

One of the many guises of Harlequin Ladybird by the entrance

Heysham Nature Reserve - Malcolm 14:10 - 14:40

Painted Lady 2

Red Admiral 1

Meadow Brown 3

Small White 15+

Speckled Wood 10+

There were lots of Common Darter here too, including resting on the boardwalk rails, but no sign of a Ruddy Darter here today

Male Common Darter

This one next to what looks like a bird dropping. If it was something in 
disguise, it was a good one!

Talking of disguise, this female is doing a good job of looking like a twig!