Wednesday, 5 July 2023

5th July 2023


 Weather: W force 4/5

A busy day work wise with repairs and maintenance carried out around the observatory. However, a quiet day bird wise but still small numbers of waders about with Redshank now numbering 12, also 7 Curlew, a single Ringed Plover and 5 Turnstone which were seen to fly in and land briefly at the North End before continueing eastwards.

Some nice butterflies included a Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Green-veined White, a skipper species, and 3 Gatekeepers.

 

Three Little Egrets were seen around the islands with a further 12 at Tanskeys (within our recording area) noted by a member on the mainland. A Great Crested Grebe and the Kestrel were here and of course the regulars this summer, including a juvenile Pied Wagtail.

 

 

 Photos AS

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