Dragonfly day

A dry day, some sunny spells after a hazy start. A light NW wind

Middleton Nature Reserve (Janet)

First Migrant Hawker of the year

Male Red-Veined Darter on the west bank of the main pond

Female Emperor 

Common Darter and a Gatekeeper

Meadow Brown

Speckled Wood
The above three shots within inches of each other

Red Admiral and Peacock

Large White - not quite as large as it used to be

Meadow Brown - not quite as brown as it used to be

One of five or six swallows feeding high up

Racing Pigeons (they are all ringed). Still in tight formation so 
presumably released not too far away

Young Cormorant circling before landing on the main pond

South shore (Malcolm)

I checked twice, this morning as the tide reached Red Nab and again in the afternoon when the beach by the wooden jetty was being exposed by the ebbing tide.

Mediterranean gulls 9 minimum. This morning there were 6 adults and a 2nd calendar year on Red Nab. Just 2 adults turned up at the feeding beach this afternoon, plus 2 juveniles alternating between resting and feeding on the outfalls.

Three of this morning's adult Mediterranean gull, leaving Red Nab

Adult Mediterranean gull robbing an Oystercatcher this afternoon 

Juvenile Mediterranean gull

Great Black-Backed gull on Red Nab this morning 

Wheatear 1 juvenile on foreshore 

Rock Pipit 3 (1 + 2) on Red Nab

Whimbrel 1 this morning 

Whimbrel 

Redshank 5 this afternoon 

Common Sandpiper 1 this afternoon 

You can just about make out the Common Sandpiper by No.1 outfall

In the Nature Park this afternoon 

Large White 6

Small White 8

Speckled Wood 6

Meadow Brown 4

Gatekeeper 6

Red Admiral 3

Comma 2

Small Skipper 2

Common Blue 10+

Small Skipper and a Red Admiral 

A very fresh and bright Comma