Wednesday, 7 May 2025

7th May 2025

 Weather: N force 2

 When there are no exciting birds on the island such as a day like today there are still plenty to admire such as the flowers that adorn parts of the islands like the Thrift.

 

Insects also come to the fore with butterflies reacting to the warm sunshine. There were 4 Large Whites, 2 Small Whites, 4 Green-veined Whites and a Common Blue.

Although the butterflies always catch the eye, insects of other sorts abound at this time of year. This is a Plum Tortrix moth.

 and this a Azure Damselfly.

 

The sea was calm and 4 Common and 65 Sandwich Terns fed off the island.

 

 There were just 3 female Eiders today, also 9 Whimbrel, 12 Ringed Plover and 45 Dunlin. The White Wagtail continues to sing while a great number (15) of Little Egrets fed around the island with 2 Grey Heron.

 Photos Matt Thomas & SRW


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