Mainly overcast with light showers. A SW wind
South shore (Malcolm) 09:30 - 11:00
Very little to see along the sea wall, there were at least 3 Peregrine Falcons and they had scattered the gulls far and wide.
Mediterranean gulls just one each, 2nd and 3rd calendar year
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| 2nd calendar year Mediterranean gull |
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| A few of the northbound Curlew |
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| Curlew |
Shelduck 1 out from Red Nab
Little Egret 2
Wheatear 1 juvenile briefly by the saltmarsh
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| Not immediately obvious as a Wheatear |
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| But the white on the tail is a giveaway |
This young Robin was feeding in the Nature Park a nice blackbird singing in the background.
Middleton Nature Reserve (Malcolm)
The sun came out briefly at 17:00 so I had a quick look at the main pond, couldn't locate the Red-Veined Darter.
Chiffchaff singing and a Cetti's warbler darted across the path
Swift 1
Common Sandpiper 1 flew across the pond
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| Common Sandpiper |
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| Little Grebe |
The only two dragonflies seen were an ovipositoring Black-Tailed Skimmer and a Common Darter.
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| Common Darter |
Butterflies
Large White 2
Small White 2
Green-Veined White 1
Skipper sp (likely a Small) 1
Gatekeeper 1 - first record this year
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| Gatekeeper - they'll soon be everywhere |
