Ruddy Darters still behaving

Perhaps the last dry day for a while. Some sunshine and a west breeze 

Middleton Nature Reserve 

These are the last shots before Janets camera was reduced to pieces yesterday. 

Common Darter

One of three Ruddy Darter on the south side yesterday 

Kevin checked the south side today

Ruddy Darter by the pond on the south side

Southern Hawker posing nicely 

South shore - Malcolm 10:45 - 12:00

I went along the sea wall to watch the feeding beach by the wooden jetty become exposed. These very low neap tides provide less feeding opportunities for them. 

Mediterranean gulls 20 minimum - there were at lest 10 on Red Nab walking out and 10 on the feeding beach when I left it. Additional Meds were flying to the beach as I walked back and there were still several on Red Nab.

Adult Mediterranean gull flying to the feeding beach from Red Nab

This one flew in from the north side

There were seven waiting on the sea for the mud to expose

The Mediterranean and a few Black-Headed gulls began feeding as soon as the mud exposed. They were managing to catch the odd sandmason worm, but not when I was pointing a camera at them! You can see the top of their tubes, particularly in the second section of this combined clip.

Redshank by No.1 outfall

2nd calendar year Shag (right) and a Cormorant on the wooden jetty

The Starling numbers are growing rapidly 

Rock Pipit 1 flew along the sea wall from the wooden jetty, another taking food to the nest below the lighthouse 

Female/immature Linnet on Red Nab

Male Linnet on Red Nab