Pick of the day......some yellow flowers!

A dry and mainly overcast day. A light west(ish) breeze

Middleton Nature Reserve - Janet

At least 8 Swifts over the main pond

Ringlet

Meadow Brown

There were lots of Gatekeeper all over the reserve

Common Darter

Carder Bumblebee in bumblebee heaven!

Red-Tailed Bumblebee 

Red Soldier Beetle

Red Nab - Malcolm

I went out on the shore as the tide was approaching Red Nab. All the gulls were very flighty again and many were leaving to the south all the time. There were still a lot of gulls, but I only saw 10 Mediterranean gulls, including one 3rd calendar year and one 2nd calendar year 

Mediterranean and Black Headed gulls plus Curlew on Red Nab

But everything kept being flushed from Red Nab
Those that didn't continue south settled on the shore, before drifting 
back to Red Nab

Black Headed Gulls and Curlew

Curlew 200+ flew south, some from Red Nab others directly from the north side

Curlew leaving Red Nab

This Curlew has an orange flag and two blue rings.
Unfortunately, it wasn't possible to read the code on the flag

Most of the birds had moved on before the tide reached Red Nab, no point in staying, they weren't going to come back. 

In the Nature Park:

Ringlet 6

Small White 1

Gatekeeper 2

Gatekeeper 

A nice stand of flowers that I didn't recognise. On checking they turned
out to be Smooth Hawksbeard

Shaun checked this evening on the ebb tide:

Mediterranean Gull 5 ads & 2 3cy roosting on Red Nab. Plus 2 ads harbour entrance. 

Shag on the Wooden Pier. 

Peregrine 4 (two juvs hassling adults). 

I called in at Imperial Rd on my way home (Malcolm)

Not a lot going on other than the constant mewing of a patrolling Buzzard

Chiffchaff calling, Sedge Warbler seen

Female Roe Deer in the empty horse paddock, full of yellow flowers.

Most of the yellow flowers were not Dandelions, probably a Hawkweed or Hawkbit. Whatever they are, they are obviously tasty!