Insects active

Calm in the morning, when the gentle westerly returned, it was more to south and warmer. So it got quite hot as the sun shone for most of the day.

A check of the beach near the jetty in the morning found only two Mediterranean gulls. A 3rd calendar year and a 2nd calendar year - this bird had a white darvic, which remains unread. Neither bird was feeding and both flew off as the incoming tide reached them

Great White Egret 1 flying west from the direction of the Lune estuary 

Rock Pipits 3 on Red Nab plus 1 near lighthouse 

Grey seal 1

Middleton Nature Reserve mid afternoon 

Wildfowl as yesterday 

Lots of insects

Butterflies 10 species seen:

Red Admiral 

Large White

Small White

Speckled Wood

Gatekeeper

Meadow Brown

Ringlet

Comma

Small Skipper

Brimstone

Female Brimstone 

Dragonflies - these were particularly active, making identification of some difficult - but at least 6 species:

Emperor 

Brown Hawker

Hawker sp medium sized, probably Southern

Common Darter

Four-spotted Chaser

Black-tailed Skimmer

One of two pairs of Black-tailed Skimmers, taking advantage of the warm spell.

No Mediterranean gulls on the beach near jetty as it became uncovered in the evening, but these two were flying out from north wall, providing nice views of the Cumbrian coast.

Adult

3rd calendar year