Some heavy showers in the morning, the fresh SW wind becoming very strong through the worst squalls. It shifted more to NW and became lighter by this afternoon, with some long sunny periods.
South shore
I had a walk along the sea wall 09:15 - 10:30 (Malcolm). It was fine as I got out of my car, and fine again as I got back. Everything in between varied from light to very heavy rain!
Gannet 1 adult - there was a particularly heavy squall as I reached No.1 outfall. I saw the Gannet fly to the rocks behind the outfall for shelter.
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| When the rain eased, it returned to the water and shook itself down. It was still there when I left, but this was the only sighting of it today. Kevin and Janet checked during the afternoon and I had another look this evening |
Kittiwake 1 adult on No.1 (this afternoon there were two)
Lots of gulls feeding on No.2 outfall. There is an adult Mediterranean gull in this clip, but it is easily missed.
If you missed the Med, it shows lower left 19 seconds into the clip
Curlew 91 south in small to medium sized flocks.
Rock Pipit 2 - one on Red Nab and one with food near the lighthouse
Three Manx Shearwater together out between showers - then nothing other than the Kittiwake when it cleared and wind went NW.
Some shots from Janet's afternoon walk.
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| Lesser Black-Backed gull |
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| Black-Headed gull |
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| Kittiwake |
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| You can see a small fish in its mouth in this shot |
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| Time for a rest |
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| Lighthouse area Rock Pipit |
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| Cinnabar moth caterpillar |
Other insects in the Nature Park
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| Small White |
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| Large Skipper |
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| Ringlet |
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| Red Admiral |
A couple of shots from this evening (Malcolm)
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| This Lesser Black-Backed gull has a crab |
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| Adult Mediterranean gull |
Mediterranean gull 3 - was all that I could account for today, an adult plus 2nd and 3rd calendar year birds
Just out of the recording area Conder Green 29 Med Gulls Including White Darvic 3792 this morning.
