Another hot sunny day, but a fresher ENE breeze offered some relief.
Middleton Nature Reserve - southern section - Janet
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| Male Ruddy Darter in the same spot as yesterday |
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| This is the area by the south side pond where the Ruddy Darter was seen |
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| Male Common Darter |
South shore - Malcolm 14:30 - 16:00
Nature Park
Red Admiral 21
Peacock 1
Painted Lady 2
Large White 2
Brimstone 1 male
Small White 8
Plus, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper and Common Blue
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| Painted Lady and Red Admiral |
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| Red Admiral |
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| Brimstone |
Hawker sp flew across the Park, likely a Southern Hawker
Red Admiral 9
Painted Lady 1
Small White 13
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| Small White and its shadow racing along the sea wall |
They were still coming off the sea at the roundhead, but whether it was the wind being fresher or there being more north in it but very few were hanging around. There was nothing on the scrub near the lighthouse and not a lot along the brambles to the waterfall.
Red Admiral 7
Peacock 1
Painted Lady 2
Meadow Brown 4
Small Tortoiseshell 1
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| Quite a faded Painted Lady |
Small Whites and Red Admirals were coming in off at a similar rate as I walked back.
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| Male Linnet |
Mediterranean gulls 22 were resting on the mud between the outfalls and next to the wooden jetty
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| Mediterranean gulls between the outfalls |
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| Mediterranean gull |
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| Juvenile Peregrine Falcon patrolling the sea wall |
