Plenty of Butterflies again, and Brent still around

A light SE wind moved to the west in the afternoon. Sunshine for most of the day.

Pete and Jean managed a short seawatch:

0800-0900: 

Red Throated Diver 1

Kittiwake 16 in one flock

Sandwich Tern 1

Lesser Redpoll 3

Linnet 15

Sand Martin 1

Just 1 Meadow Pipit!

130 Common Gull Outfalls/channel

I didn't have much time today, just two very brief morning checks (MD)

Saltmarsh to Red Nab

Linnet 18

Wheatear 6

Female/1st winter Wheatear

Pale-bellied Brent goose 4 on Red Nab

Little Egret 4 on Red Nab.

Small Tortoiseshell 2 in the grass before Red Nab

Nature Park 

Chiffchaff 3

Willow Warbler 1 

Not much of a shot, but it's the first Willow Warbler I've seen this year.

Jay 2

One Jay

Two Jay

Middleton Nature Reserve 

Just a check of the two main ponds.

Mute unchanged

Coot 4, suspect the missing birds to be around but out of sight.

Moorhen 1

Little Grebe 3

Little Grebe in summer plumage 

Mallard 6 males

Tufted Duck 1 male

Teal pair

Female Teal

The male did a nice pirouette, the strong sunshine making his green face markings look blue.

Water Rail 1 calling

Singing Warblers

Chiffchaff 6

Willow,Warbler 1

Cetti's Warbler 2

Later Kevin Eaves had a look and took this nice shot of the Tufted Duck

The Brown Rats around the feeding area are becoming ever more confident, although I'm not certain I share Kevin's view of them looking "cute"!

Brown Rat

Heysham Nature Reserve 

Janet is still without a camera, but she is still managing decent wildlife pictures with her mobile phone.

Comma

One of two Brimstones seen

Also 1 Peacock butterfly