First juvenile Med arrives

Mainly overcast till late afternoon sunny spells. A freshening west wind.

First some nice shots from Middleton Nature Reserve yesterday, by Janet.

Young Coots

Six-Spot Burnet

Common Darter

South shore 

Shaun checked first 

Common Scoter 8 out towards Fleetwood (unusual, even more so as a flock of 5 were also seen on this date last year)

Mediterranean gull 16 - 11 adult, 3 x 2nd summer, 1 x 1st summer and 1 juvenile (also coincides with the arrival of the first juvenile to arrive here last year) - later Janet located a returning regular visitor - white ringed LCG - update awaited 

Juvenile Med centre with an adult on either side

Rock Pipit 1 on Red Nab

Peregrine Falcon 1

Grey Seal 2

Grey Seal

Janet checked later in the morning.

Cormorants arguing over ownership of perching rights.

Curlew treading lightly 

In the Nature Park 

Ringlet

Gatekeeper

Silver Y

Common Darter

I had a quick look towards high water in the evening (Malcolm). But these tides are very low and only four Mediterranean gulls were seen. 3 adult and a second summer.

Adult left and second summer Med right. But the Meds are moulting out of summer
plumage now, probably time to start calling the second summer a third calendar year.