South shore (Malcolm)
A quick late morning check of Red Nab
No Mediterranean gulls were resting on Red Nab
Meadow Pipit 2 SE
Sand Martin 3 (2 + 1) SE
Shelduck 3
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| Shelduck taking a drink from the freshwater run off at Red Nab |
Osprey 1 fishing between the outfalls, after about 10 minutes it disappeared, presumably caught something and left.
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| The sea wall was closed for maintenance, so only a distant shot. No sign of a ring on the right leg |
I did have a walk along the sea wall after it reopened for the evening.
Not a single gull turned up to feed on the beach by the wooden jetty, and no Mediterranean gulls seen anywhere
Wheatear 1 near lighthouse
Rock Pipit 2 on Red Nab
Shelduck 10
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| Shelduck on and around one of the freshwater runoffs at Red Nab |
In the Nature Park.
Migrant Hawker 1
Common Darter 7
Large White 1
Speckled Wood 4
Peacock 3
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| Peacock showing all its eyes as it soaked up as much as possible of the evening sun. |
Treble-bar moth 1
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| Treble-bar - perfectly camouflaged on the stony path |
Heysham Head
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| Janet took this shot of a very young Wood Pigeon near the path. Hopefully it soon moved to a safer area. |
Middleton Nature Reserve (Malcolm)
Just a very brief check of the two main ponds
Tufted Duck now 7 on the main pond (5 males)
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| Managed to get all seven in this shot |
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| Male and female/immature |
This winter plumage Little Grebe was preening on the "no swimming" pond.
Brown Hawker 1
Common Darter several
Speckled Wood 3
Red Admiral 1
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| Red Admiral, also displaying a full spread of its wings |
