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
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| 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.
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| Unsuccessful attempt to pinch a Sandmason worm |
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| 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
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| Large White |
Large Skipper 1
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| Large Skipper - feeding on Knapweed |
Speckled Wood 3
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| Speckled Wood |
Red Admiral 1
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| Red Admiral |
Middleton Nature Reserve (Janet)
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| Male Emperor |
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| Small Skipper also feeding on Knapweed |
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| Gatekeeper |
