Some overnight rain and an odd shower during the day. Some sunny spells. A light west breeze.
Middleton Nature Reserve
Janet took some insect shots with here phone
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| Common Darters. Also Migrant Hawker seen |
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| Speckled Wood |
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| Square-spot Rustic |
I exercised my daughter's dogs around the NE section of the reserve (Malcolm)
Brown Hawker 1
Migrant Hawker 1
Common Darter several
Red Admiral 1
Painted Lady 1
Several Whites, the ones checked were Small Whites
Common Blue 3
Meadow Brown several
Speckled Wood several
One Chiffchaff calling and several Goldfinch were the only birds seen or heard
Red Nab - Malcolm 14:15 - 15:00
There were fewer gulls again and I couldn't find any Mediterranean gulls
Whimbrel at least one calling
Curlew c80
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| Curlew leaving Red Nab. There was an Osprey on the post today |
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| More accurately, the Osprey was resting on top of the white box on the post. |
I didn't see it leave but the birds did. Everything on Red Nab lifted, but they soon settled again.
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| This is the same angle shot, but devoid of Osprey |
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| One of two Little Egret |
Wheatear 2 along the foreshore
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| Wheatear showing its white rump |
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