Another wader

WSW wind. Heavy overnight rain stopped about 08:30, after that it was largely sunny.

South shore on ebbing tide in afternoon 

I went down to watch the beach near the wooden jetty become exposed, but it was largely deserted (MD).

Mediterranean gull just 3 adults seen on No.1 outflow and later 1 on beach next to jetty.

Shag 1 2nd calendar year landed in the harbour mouth, unfortunately no sign of it when I reached the harbour

Common Sandpiper 1 briefly on sea wall - before taking an early bath

Curlew 140 flying north including one flock of 120

Rock Pipit 2 - one on sea wall and at least one taking food to lighthouse nest

Linnet just two seen near lighthouse 

Female Linnet 

There were no insects moving in the WSW wind, but as I sat on the terraced wall on the roundhead, this Meadow Brown "settled" beside me (settled isn't really the right word). Unfortunately I didn't see where it came from, but it flew off east towards the waterfall.

Heysham Nature Reserve 

I'd bumped into Kevin, so we decided to check out the high plateau

Dark Green Fritillary 2 - they can be difficult to spot for such large, bright and mobile butterflies. It took us several minutes to confirm that there were at least 2

Other butterflies on the plateau

Ringlet

Large and Small Skipper

Meadow Brown 

Moths

Narrow boarded Five Spot Burnet

Burnet Companion 

Silver Y