Another dry day, sunny in the afternoon. Wind from NW
Middleton Nature Reserve
A selection of insect shots by Janet
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| Six-spot burnet - first of the year |
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| Relatively fresh Burnet Companion |
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| Worn Burnet Companion |
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| Drinker Moth caterpillar |
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| Common Blue |
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| Small Heath |
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| Meadow Brown |
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| Common Bluetails |
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| Hoverflies (sp) |
South sea wall (Malcolm)
Just after 9:30 high water
Little Egret 2
Curlew 88
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| Some of the Curlew out from Red Nab |
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| 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.
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| Kittiwake resting on Red Nab |
This is it feeding on No.1 outflow
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| 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
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| 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
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| Newly emerged Ringlet - first of the year |
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| Meadow Plant Bug. |
