Tuesday 23 July 2024

Sun brings out the butterflies

A dry and sunny day, a light west wind freshened slightly in the afternoon.

South shore (Malcolm)
Two checks again, a quick look at Red Nab this morning as the tide covered the beach, and a walk along the sea wall in the evening when the tide was ebbing.
Mediterranean gull 15 including at least 3 juveniles 
Juvenile Mediterranean gull feeding on the outflows yesterday 

8 Meds turned up at the beach near the wooden jetty, and they were catching the odd sandmason worm. Apart from a juvenile who kept trying to pinch worms off others, in this sequence an Oystercatcher.



Unsuccessful attempt to pinch a Sandmason worm

This juvenile Oystercatcher has paler legs than me!
There were several of them amongst c150 Oystercatcher 

Rock Pipit 1
Peregrine Falcon 2 - spooking everything again!

This Common Whitethroat was near the slipway at the end of the foreshore.

The sun brought out plenty of Butterflies in the Nature Park.
Ringlet 4
Meadow Brown 1
Gatekeeper 4
Small White 3
Large White 2
Large White
Small Skipper 1
Large Skipper 1
Large Skipper - feeding on Knapweed
Speckled Wood 3
Speckled Wood

Red Admiral 1
Red Admiral 


Middleton Nature Reserve (Janet)
Male Emperor

Small Skipper also feeding on Knapweed 

Gatekeeper 



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