At least 80 Sandwich and a Common Tern remain in the estuary, with 74 Redshank, 29+ Mediterranean Gull, 22 Dunlin, five Greenshank and two Common Sandpiper. Elsewhere a flock of 10 Sand Martin flew SE and three Common Scoter were offshore.
Other Wildlife: The sunshine stirred insects into action following a couple of days of dull weather. Red-banded Sand Wasp Ammophila sabulosa were busy searching for moth larvae to take back to their nest holes, the first Black-thighed Epeolus E. variegatus was on the wing with Green Furrow Bee Lasioglossum morio now numerous across the site.
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| Red-banded Sand Wasp Ammophila sabulosa - Alan Keatley |
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| Black-thighed Epeolus E. variegatus - Alan Keatley |
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| Green Furrow Bee Lasioglossum morio - Alan Keatley |
Butterflies and dragonflies species are still low in numbers, apart from at least eight Small Red-eyed Damselfly on the Main Pond.
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| Small Red-eyed Damselfly - Alan Keatley |
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| Beosus maritimus nymph - Alan Keatley |
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