Nice mixture for Malcolm's rounds

Rock Pipit - what is hopefully the off-duty male was around a moored boat on the south quay today before slipping away:

Little Grebe - pair with two young Middleton no swimming pond
Stock Dove one flew east over Middleton NR
Gadwall - 6 adult, 16 young
Curlew - 280 Red Nab incoming tide
Med Gull - 2 x ad Red Nab incoming tide
Shag - 2CY wooden jetty (PM)

Porpoise poss two offshore

No sign of yesterdays probable White-letter Hairstreak along the golf course edge between the reserve entrance and the five barred gate.  Gatekeeper yesterday at Middleton = early