Heavy showers throughout the day. A light SW wind.
South shore (Malcolm)
I went down in the morning as the beach between No.1 outflow and the wooden jetty was becoming exposed.
Mediterranean gull 19 - there were several resting on the beach between the outflows as I walked out, and surprisingly they were slow arriving on the feeding beach, turning up in ones and twos long after the sandmason worms became exposed, despite them still being easily caught by the earlier arrivals. The incoming SeaTruck disappeared, a soon to arrive squall had obscured it. By that time there were 13 adults, 5 first summer and 2 second summer. I'm certain more would have arrived but the already arriving rain made it impractical to continue watching.
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| 4 adult and a 2nd summer (right) |
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| The yellow ringed German bird was again the most successful catcher of Sandmason worms. Perhaps it was just hungrier than the others. Another green ringed bird arrived - details awaited |
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| First summer Kittiwake resting on the sloping sea wall between the outflows. Later feeding on No.2 outflow |
Rock Pipit 1 on Red Nab
No Peregrines seen or heard today
Another quick look at Red Nab towards high water was hampered by heavy rain. There were at least 15 adult Mediterranean gulls, including the one with the lower half of its right leg missing. That one wasn't on the beach this morning. Plus first and second summer birds. Minimum total numbers today 22 Mediterranean gulls.
These are some of the Mediterranean gulls with Black-Headed gulls this evening. You can see the yellow ringed German bird.
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| A few of yesterday's Curlew - Janet |
The warm weather at the beginning of the week attracted several attractive moths to Kevin's overnight trap. These are some of them.
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Coxcomb Prominent |
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Buff Arches |
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Blackneck (a local species) |
