A combination of heavy showers and an increased SW wind saw an increase in activity offshore with an Arctic Tern, 40 Manx Shearwater, eight Great Northern and a Red-throated Diver heading south early morning, along with four Great Northern Diver on the sea and the female Eider and two Mediterranean Gull around Langstone Rock.
Elsewhere a Little and five Sandwich Tern were in the estuary with 11 Sanderling, six Curlew, four Whimbrel, three Ringed and two Grey Plover.
Other Wildlife: Reduced insect numbers although the first Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum of the year were near the First Pond with increased numbers of Marram Weevil Philopedon plagiatum on the Dune Ridge.
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| Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum - Alan Keatley |
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| Marram Weevil Philopedon plagiatum - Dean Hall |
Also recorded the cranefly Nephrotoma guestfalica, the mirid Deraeocoris flavilinea and a 10-spot Ladybird, all in the Entrance Bushes.
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