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.
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| Common Darter |
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| One of three Ruddy Darter on the south side yesterday |
Kevin checked the south side today
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| Ruddy Darter by the pond on the south side |
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| 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.
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| Adult Mediterranean gull flying to the feeding beach from Red Nab |
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| This one flew in from the north side |
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| 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.
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| Redshank by No.1 outfall |
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| 2nd calendar year Shag (right) and a Cormorant on the wooden jetty |
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| 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
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| Female/immature Linnet on Red Nab |
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| Male Linnet on Red Nab |
