A dry but mainly overcast day. A west wind.
South shore (Malcolm)
Just two quick checks, saltmarsh to Red Nab on the rising tided this morning, then along the sea wall this evening.
Wheatear 1 immature near the slipway
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| Almost all trace of juvenile plumage now gone |
Mediterranean gulls 9 - just one adult and a juvenile on Red Nab this morning. 6 adults on the beach by the wooden jetty this evening. Plus 3 juvenile alternating between resting and feeding on the outfalls.
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| Adult Mediterranean gull |
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| Juvenile Mediterranean gull |
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| A very young juvenile Black-Headed gull (left) The older Black-Headed gull on the right is moving to first winter plumage |
Grey Seal 1 feeding at the seaward end of No.1 outfall
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| Grey seal bottom left |
In the Nature park this evening
Hummingbird Hawkmoth 1 on the Buddleia between the white barrier and the small anemometer. Unfortunately, it headed towards the small anemometer before I could get a shot, and I couldn't relocate. There are a lot of Buddleia bushes around!
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| This is the bush that it was on. The same bush where Alison and Kevin saw one on 13th July. The small anemometer in the background |
Butterflies
Red Admiral 5
Painted Lady 1
Meadow Brown 2
Gatekeeper 3
Large White 2
Green-Veined White 1 (not often seen here)
Common Blue several
Speckled Wood 4
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| Painted Lady |
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| Green-Veined White |
Middleton Nature Reserve (Janet)
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| Common Whitethroat |
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| Red Admiral enjoying Blackberry juice |
the lane behind Bell Aire Park (Alison)
I'm still seeing lots of 7-spot Ladybirds but today also 14-spot. Also a large number of Figwort weevils and their rather slug like larvae
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| 14-spot Ladybird |
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| Figwort weevil |
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| Figwort weevil Larvae |
