Very strong SW to W winds all day, accompanied with heavy, but short showers.
South shore - Malcolm 13:45 - 14:30
A "bracing" walk along the sea wall on the rising tide saw very little.
Little Egret 4 on Red Nab
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| Little Egrets |
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| Just one Rock Pipit seen on Red Nab |
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| Plenty of gulls on the outfalls, but nothing different |
Curlew 150+ south in many small groups
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| Curlew |
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| Cormorant and Oystercatcher following the trough of a wave |
The Nature Park was largely protected from the wind. But even so the few butterflies around were either very low or resting on the ground.
Meadow Brown 2
Painted Lady 2
Gatekeeper 1
Speckled Wood 2
Small White 1
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| Small White |
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| Painted Lady |
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| Gatekeeper |
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| Meadow Brown |
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| Speckled Wood |
Middleton Nature Reserve - Malcolm
The sun came out briefly as I was passing so I just did a check of the main pond from the car park. No sign of any Dragonflies on the wing.
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| Mute Swan with a Moorhen, gulls and plenty of feathers |
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| Juvenile Mallard with a particularly well defined supercilium |
