Heavy rain all day! Plus strong south to southwest winds.
A Cetti’s warbler ringed as a local juvenile at Middleton in July 2023 has been caught as a breeding female at Beal in North Yorkshire on 1st July 2025. A nice dispersal of 117km ESE.
Some shots by Alison Hayward, in Sunday's sunshine.
These are the slightly more unusual ladybirds spotted in amongst the hundreds of 7 spots seen along the sea wall
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| Adonis Ladybird |
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| 10 Spot Ladybird - variant 1 |
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| 10 Spot Ladybird - variant 2 |
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| 11 Spot Ladybird |
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| Eyed Ladybird |
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| Hummingbird Hawkmoth (it isn't easy getting a shot of its wings in flight, they move so rapidly!) |
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| Painted Lady |
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| Just a fraction of the capture of many hundreds of Large Yellow Underwings both Sunday and Monday |
South shore (Malcolm) 08:00 - 09:30
At least the rain was to my back as I walked out along the sea wall, and it actually stopped briefly while I was at the end, but the walk back was like being in a car wash!
Wheatear 1 juvenile on saltmarsh
Peregrine Falcon 2 around the Power Stations
Tern sp at the seaward end of No.1 outfall very briefly, looks to be an Arctic
Mediterranean gulls 24 minimum
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| There was at least 4 adult and a juvenile Mediterranean gull feeding at the seaward end of No.1 outfall. |
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| More Mediterranean gulls on the feeding beach by the wooden jetty |
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| This is yesterday's yellow ringed Mediterranean gull, we now have its details. Ringed as a chick at Pioneer Island, Lower Saxony, Germany. 15/06/24. Yesterday was its first sighting since being ringed. |
The rain stopped battering against my window just before 18:00, so I had a quick look along the wall again to watch the beach by the wooden jetty become exposed. I just got back to my car at 19:15 as the rain started again.
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| The Mediterranean gulls began arriving at the beach as soon as it was exposed. |
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| You can see the Sandmason worm tubes |
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| I only saw 16 Meds this evening, but that included 4 juveniles |
The weather is looking better for tomorrow
