Middleton Nature Reserve
Janet checked in the morning
Grasshopper warbler 1 reeling - other than that, not a lot about
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| Goldfinch |
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| Ringlet |
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| Green-veined White |
A couple of shots from the main pond by Angela Gillon
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| Coot family with two chicks |
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| The two remaining cygnets are looking well |
South shore (Malcolm)
I went to the south of the saltmarsh late morning, hoping the gulls from Red Nab would relocate on the mud here when displaced by the tide. But no gulls settled on the mud, most drifted high over to the SE.
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| One second summer Mediterranean and a handful of Black-Headed gulls settled on the edge of the saltmarsh |
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| They were soon joined by another Med and more Black-Headed gulls |
The gulls continued to arrive but only one more Med seen (later than this clip).
On the saltmarsh:Little Egret 2
Curlew 4
oystercatcher 2
Carrion Crow 2 adult with 2 young
Pied Wagtail 1
Goldfinch 6
Linnet 2
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| Linnet amongst the shingles |
Nature Park - it was surprisingly cool despite the sunshine. The only butterfly seen was a single Ringlet!
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| A very faded Narrow-bordered Five-Spot Burnet wasn't for moving |
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| There's a bee in this shot |
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| It was resting under the flower! |
I had a walk along the sea wall early evening. As I approached No.1 outflow it was obvious that there were a number of gulls on the beach beyond
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| had something changed....... |
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| .......no, with one exception, the gulls on the beach were Black-Headed, and they were just resting. The Mediterranean gulls were resting on the rocks beside the outflow, as yesterday. Note the Curlew passing over |
Mediterranean gulls 19. 13 resting on the rocks beside No.1 outflow, 1 beside No.2 outflow, 4 feeding on the sea out from the harbour and 1 on the beach between the wooden Jetty and No.1 outflow.
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| Four adult, including the yellow ringed German bird and 2 second summer (bottom) Mediterranean gulls beside No.1 outflow |
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| The only Med on the beach was the one with the lower half of its right leg missing, presumably the mud is more comfortable than barnacle covered rocks. Note that the tips of the Sandmason worm tubes are showing again, but nothing was attempting to feed on them |
Kittiwake 1 first summer on No.2 outflow.