First summer Kittiwake best of the day

Another dry day, sunny in the afternoon. Wind from NW

Middleton Nature Reserve 

A selection of insect shots by Janet

Six-spot burnet - first of the year

Relatively fresh Burnet Companion 

Worn Burnet Companion 

Drinker Moth caterpillar 

Common Blue

Small Heath

Meadow Brown

Common Bluetails

Hoverflies (sp)

South sea wall (Malcolm)

Just after 9:30 high water

Little Egret 2

Curlew 88

Some of the Curlew out from Red Nab

Plenty more Curlew on Red Nab

Kittiwake 1 first summer - think there was only one, but initially it was on Red Nab, then feeding on No.1 outflow then resting on wooden jetty.

Kittiwake resting on Red Nab

This is it feeding on No.1 outflow

Resting on the wooden jetty

Another quick look in the evening saw it feeding on No.2 outflow. 

Kevin saw the Kittiwake yesterday, so it looks like it may hang around. If it does it could be anywhere 

One of six first summer Common Gulls

Still only a handful of Black-Headed gulls, no juveniles seen today. 

Rock Pipit 2 - one along the sea wall and one in attendance around the lighthouse nesting area. A chatter of calls could have been young as an unseen adult arrived with food, or just squabbling adults out of sight.

Peregrine Falcon 2  (a large and a smaller bird) in the evening making a lot of noise flying around the Power Station grounds.

Some more insects from the Nature Park - Kevin Eaves

Newly emerged Ringlet - first of the year

Meadow Plant Bug.