Red Nab
I didn't have much time today, just a quick lunchtime check of Red Nab towards high water (MD).
Mediterranean gulls 36+ there were 26 on Red Nab, but many of today's gulls were flying directly from where they had been resting on the shore towards Potts Corner. At leat 10 Meds seen doing this.
The ones that were on Red Nab were mainly squatting, making darvic ring spotting difficult. I did manage two, but they had been read previously this year. These are some of the Red Nab gulls.
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| This was one of yesterday's new birds and the first German ringed one this year. Ringed in Saxony in 2019 as a nestling and has subsequently been seen in France, Wales, Portugal and Holland. This is its first record at Heysham |
Ringed Plover 2
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| Ringed Plover |
The rest of today's stuff from Janet
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| Rock Pipit on Red Nab |
There was a good selection of butterflies on the Nature Park/dog walk Buddleia.
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| Comma |
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| Red Admiral |
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| Worn Small White |
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| Large White |
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| Brimstone |
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| Peacock |
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| Female Common Blue |
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| Male Common Blue |
Also abundant were Meadow Brown and Gatekeeper
Janet took this shot of the Sunflowers growing along the sea wall at Red Nab. They have done really well this summer as the tides have been relatively low and the the weather was calm during the higher tides. There must be 100+ plants along the foreshore and Red Nab, but not all as splendid as these.
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| Sunflowers along the high water line. The seeds obviously deposited by the tide, but you wonder where they come from in such numbers Unless we get storms, they should be fine till the first week of August |
