A dry sunny day with a west wind.
South shore ((Malcolm) 09:00 - 10:30
Migrant Hawker 1 zipped past me on its way inland at the saltmarsh
Rock Pipit just one seen today, on Red Nab
Linnet 6 - 3 each saltmarsh and Red Nab
There were no gulls feeding on the outfalls, no sign of the Little gull, and more surprising no Mediterranean gulls seen
Osprey 1 turned up to fish out from the outfalls at 10:00. Only a few years ago an Osprey sighting here was something special, now they are almost becoming predictable. Still great to watch them fish though. This attempt failed
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| It wasn't long before it caught a Bass. It then flew to the south |
A Meadow Brown flew along the sea wall and this Common Blue was resting on the wall.
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| Female Common Blue |
There were 10 species of butterflies along a 75m stretch from beyond the small anemometer to the white barrier
Large White 5
Small White 1
Common Blue 2
Meadow Brown 3
Red Admiral 5
Gatekeeper 1
Peacock 1
Speckled Wood 3
Small Tortoiseshell 1
Brimstone 1 male
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| Brimstone - easy to see on the Buddleia...... |
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| ........but not so easy to see on the Evening Primrose |
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| Small Tortoiseshell |
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| Peacock |
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| Large White |
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| Red Admiral and Large White |
I popped back again this evening to check the gulls on Red Nab and the shore out from the saltmarsh.
400+ Black-Headed gulls plus Herring, Lesser Black-Backed and Common, but still no Mediterranean gull.
Wheatear 1 on the saltmarsh
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| This is a sawfly caterpillar on the Nature Park fence. Probably a Common Pine Sawfly |
