Some chose not to fly......others wished they hadn't!

A hot (26°C) sunny day. Very light breezes, from the east till 09:30 then switching to west then NW.

This young Blue Tit probably wishes that it hadn't flown. It ended up
stunning itself against Janet's window. It recovered after a rest

Heysham Head (Janet)

A morning walk 

Lots of singing Wrens

Singing adult Wren

Juvenile Wren

South shore (Malcolm) 12:30 - 14:00

I had hoped for some insect movement, but what little air movement there was, was from the west. There was a little butterfly movement, but the wrong way!

Small Tortoiseshell 3 and Comma 1 flew out into the breeze.

There were a few remnants from earlier inwards movement in the scrub between the lighthouse and waterfall.

Red Admiral 3

Painted Lady 1

Large White 1

Plus the resident 50+ Six-spot Burnet

Rock Pipit 2 (Red Nab and Lighthouse)

This is the Lighthouse Rock Pipit with a bill full of insects

Pied Wagtail also collecting insects

Osprey 1 - it was on top of the post at the end of No.2 outfall for the whole duration of my walk.

Osprey watching the Manxman come in

I assumed that it was either eating a fish or just a resting. But on closer inspection it was actually watching the sea trying to spot a fish. They normally do this on the wing. Perhaps it had already eaten and was just checking by instinct. At the end of this clip it stretches a leg revealing a blue ring.

There were lots of mainly large gulls on the outfalls, but they also were not flying over them, as they normally do, but floating down them then flying back when they had too. Presumably they prefer a breeze to fly against so that they can easily remain above the water.

Gulls floating down No.2 outfall, the Osprey on the post at the seaward end

The Black-Headed and Common gulls were just lounging on the beach

Juvenile Black-Headed gull

This is looking north from the lighthouse. It is low water, I am not normally here
at low water. I am often on the skear, and there it is. The thin dark line stretching 
the full width of the shot two thirds up the frame

Nature Park

One of at least three young Robins 

Ringlet 3

Red Admiral 1

Small Tortoiseshell 1

Small White 1

Large Skipper 3

Large Skipper

Imperial Rd (Malcolm)

Just a quick passing check

Stonechat 1 male in the same area as yesterday 

Stock Doves 2 south

Cetti's warbler, Common Whitethroat, Chiffchaff and Sedge warbles singing and feeding.

Red Admiral 1

Green-Veined White 1

Middleton Nature Reserve (Malcolm)

Just a check of the main pond to see if the early east wind had brought any interesting dragonflies in. If it did, I didn't see them.

Black-Tailed Skimmer 6 (5 male 1 female)

Emperor 2 males

Large White 1

Speckled Wood 3

Cetti's warbler 2, Chiffchaff 2, Reed warbler 1 all singing