Showers all day some heavy. A south to SW wind
South shore (Malcolm)
I didn't get out till early evening. A walk along the sea wall and back. It was lashing down as I walked out, but dry for most of the way back.
There were c150 gulls on Red Nab mainly Black-Headed and not easy sorting them out through the rain, but at least 7 Mediterranean gulls
We have received the update for the adult seen on the main Pond at Middleton Nature Reserve (see post 10/08/24). It was ringed as a nestling in 2019 in Holland. It was first seen here last summer and as since been seen in Portugal in December, and various Spanish sites in January and February.
Kittiwake 1 juvenile feeding on No.1 outflow
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| Juvenile Kittiwake |
Grey Seal, looks to be a male, also feeding on No.1 outflow
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| Grey Seal, males have light patches on a dark background. Females have dark patches on a pale background , but sometimes it is difficult to decide which are patches and what is background. |
Curlew c 30 on Red Nab
Whimbrel 1 heard
Redshank 115 flushed by rising tide from No.1 outflow
Turnstone 6 with the Redshank
Little Egret 4 - 2 on Red Nab and 2 on the saltmarsh.
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| Little Egret on Red Nab |
Pied Wagtail 10 - one each on sea wall and foreshore plus a group of 8 feeding together on Ocean Edge grass.
Rock Pipit 1 on Red Nab
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| Rock Pipit |
Cormorant 40 - 35 on wooden jetty
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| Cormorant on Red Nab |
It had just stopped raining when I took this clip of Rabbits feeding near the lighthouse (I don't think they thought anyone would be daft enough to be out in that rain!)
Sparrowhawk 1 juvenile
Chiffchaff 1 calling
Bullfinch 2 male and female
Peacock butterfly 2
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| Two Peacocks waiting for the sun......better luck tomorrow |
