A strong west wind eased slightly during the day. Mainly dry with some sunshine, after early morning showers.
Arctic Tern 1 juvenile in low water channel seen from Knowlys Rd - Pete
South shore
A late morning check on the rising tide (Malcolm)
Mediterranean gull 16 including a 2nd calendar year and 3 1st calendar year
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| 2nd calendar Mediterranean gull above an adult and 1st calendar black-Headed gull |
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| It was a different terrain on the beach by the wooden jetty today. The overnight heavy sea had deposited a fresh layer of mud. There were still some sandmason worm tubes exposed, but nothing like it was yesterday, the lower section of this shot is the area I described as being forested with tubes. The worms will be fine, they will just have to extend their tubes. |
Shaun did a thorough count of the Meds this evening, even so these are only minimum numbers, plus they were still arriving from inland as he was leaving.
Adult/3cy 36, 1cy 4, so with this morning's 2cy - 41 Mediterranean gulls
Kittiwake 1 1st calendar year on No.1 outflow (still there when Shaun checked this evening)
Common Tern 1 adult intermittently feeding on No.1 outflow.
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| Common Tern |
Osprey 1 first calendar year battled south against the wind, past the roundhead at 11:30.
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| 1st calendar year Osprey |
In the Nature Park it was quite warm where sheltered from the wind.
Peacock 2
Red Admiral 1
Meadow Brown 1
Speckled Wood 3
Common Darter 4
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| Red Admiral |
Middleton Nature Reserve
Janet just had a short walk in the southern section.
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| Common Darter |
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| Meadow Brown |
