Saturday 21st December

Some early morning movement out to sea with 139 Kittiwake and 56 Gannet SW along with seven Common Scoter, five Great Northern and Red-throated Diver and three Eider.

A sixth Great Northern Diver was in the estuary, with 98 Grey and 20 Ringed Plover, 96 Bar-Tailed Godwit, 40 Knot, nine Sanderling, nine Greenshank, three Red-breasted Merganser, two Shoveler and a Pintail.

Elsewhere four Shoveler were on the Main Pond with 11 Long-tailed Tit, two Chiffchaff and two Goldcrest on site. The highlight was a Common Redpoll with a single Lesser Redpoll, the second site record for this soon to be subspecies. The site was however strangely quiet for finches with four Bullfinch the peak count, along with single Chaffinch and Linnet and no Greenfinch or Goldfinch.

Year list addition:

187. Common Redpoll

Ringing News: A total of 17 colour-ringed Dunlin were recorded, including a new individual for the winter.  

Friday 20th December

A low tide visit saw 247 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 84 Carrion Crow and 73 Shelduck  feeding on the mudflats in the estuary with a Great Northern Diver in the main channel.

Elsewhere five Shoveler were on the Main Pond with five Chiffchaff and a Goldcrest in the bushes.

Thursday 19th December

A busy high tide with 1400 Dunlin around The Bight along with 106 Shelduck, 40 Knot, 20 Sanderling and 20 Ringed Plover. Also in the estuary, 274 Wigeon, 115 Redshank, 68 Common and three adult Mediterranean Gull, three Greenshank and three Red-breasted Merganser.

Elsewhere three Shoveler on the Main Pond, six Chiffchaff on site and three Eider offshore.

Ringing News: An incredible 33 colour-ringed Dunlin were recorded, including four new for the winter, taking the season's total to 50 individuals. also noted five Exe ringed Grey Plover and a headstarted Curlew from Sussex.

Tuesday 17th December

Increased activity offshore in a stiff south-easterly with 25 auk sp., 20 Gannet and seven Red-throated Diver moving offshore in the first half hour. The same conditions limited activity in the bushes with just two Chiffchaff noted.

Elsewhere a few wader counts were possible before they started to disperse on the dropping tide with 78 Grey Plover, 77 Curlew and 22 Turnstone amongst the usual suspects. Also in the estuary, 290 Dark-bellied Brent Geese and single Red-breasted Merganser and a Pintail. 

Pintail - Dean Hall

Sunday 15th December

Again no sign of the Green-winged Teal in the estuary where counts included, 418 Dark and a Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 379 Teal, 363 Wigeon, 97 Shelduck, eight Greenshank, threes of Black-tailed Godwit, Pintail and Red-breasted Merganser and single Kingfisher and Mediterranean Gull.

Elsewhere a Tawny Owl briefly in the Entrance Bushes was the first of the year, with 13 Long-tailed Tit, eight Chiffchaff, three Goldcrest, two Siskin and a Buzzard were on site, 31 Great Crested Grebe, six Red-throated and five Great Northern Diver were offshore and single Lesser Redpoll and Siskin were overhead.

Year list addition:

186. Tawny Owl

Other Wildlife: The weather saw Red Admiral again on the wing, along with Buff-tailed Bumblebee. Dolphins were again distantly offshore and the Grey Squirrel still on the Golf Course.

Saturday 14th December

No sign of the Green-winged Teal amongst 430 Teal in the estuary, with other counts including 358 Dark and a Pale bellied Brent Geese, 159 Wigeon, 102 Common and an adult Mediterranean Gull, 86 Turnstone, 74 Shelduck, nine Greenshank, two Pintail and single Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit and the Water Pipit.

In flat calm conditions offshore counts included 32 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Guillemot, nine Red-throated and six Great Northern Diver and three Eider.

Elsewhere two Rook were overhead, two Shoveler were at the Main Pond with six Chiffchaff and single Firecrest, Goldcrest and Siskin. 

Other Wildlife: A pod of at least 12 Bottle-nosed and three Common Dolphin were offshore, the largest count of Bottle-nosed since March 2011. Elsewhere the sunshine brought out a late flying Red Admiral.

Friday 13th December

The drake Green-winged Teal was again in the estuary with 376 Teal in an area with no general access, along with the first Water Pipit of the winter, three Pintail and two Avocet. 

Other counts over the evening high tide included 290 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 99 Grey and 38 Ringed Plover, 90 Shelduck, 84 Knot, 71 Common Gull, 14 Sanderling, nine Greenshank and a Black-tailed Godwit. 

Ringing News: Seven colour-ringed Dunlin were recorded with two new for the winter, including AE ringed here as a 1CY in Nov 2019 and back for the fifth successive winter; this season's tally is now up to 46 different individuals. Three Exe ringed Grey Plover were also present, including one new for the year, last seen in March 2023. 

Thursday 12th December

A low tide visit saw 324 Dark-bellied Brent Geese feeding on the mudflats with two Shoveler and a Pintail, but no sign of the Green-winged, amongst 100+ Teal. Off site 25 Lapwing landed on Cockle Sands.

Elsewhere three Lesser Redpoll were feeding in the Entrance Bushes, with five Bullfinch, two Chiffchaff and two Goldcrest on site and three Eider and a Great Northern Diver offshore. 

Other Wildlife: Insect activity was limited in the dull conditions with a Devil's Coach Horse on the beach keeping others hidden.

Devil's Coach Horse - Alan Keatley

Wednesday 11th December

The drake Green-winged Teal was still in the estuary in an area with no general access, along with two Avocet, two Pintail and a Shoveler. 

Ringing News: Fifteen colour-ringed Dunlin were recorded over the high tide. 

Tuesday 10th December

A drake Green-winged Teal was in the estuary later afternoon in an area with no general access, the second record for the Warren but presumably last October's bird returning. Also in the estuary, 403 Wigeon, 112 Grey Plover, 110 Shelduck, 72 Knot, 71 Bar and a Black-tailed Godwit, 34 Sanderling, six Greenshank, two Pale-bellied Brent Geese, a pair of Shoveler and an Avocet.

Elsewhere three Great Northern Diver and two Eider were offshore, with four Bullfinch and two Chiffchaff in the bushes.

Year list addition:

185. Green-winged Teal

Monday 9th December

Following reports of the Dusky Warbler 'east of Langstone Cliff hotel' on Saturday, today it was reported 'still by the carpark', at the same time others were seeing nothing at the previously favoured location. If anyone knows where it was please let us know! 

Two Avocet were in the estuary at high tide along with 900 Dunlin, 195 Teal, 122 Redshank, 107 Shelduck, 40 Turnstone, eight Sanderling, seven Greenshank and three Pintail. 

Elsewhere nine Great Crested Grebe, three Common Scoter and a Great Northern Diver were offshore with two pairs of Shoveler on the Main Pond and two Chiffchaff on site.

Sunday 8th December

No reports of the Dusky Warbler today but five Chiffchaff and single Buzzard and Goldcrest were on site with four Eider, three Common Scoter and two Great Northern Diver offshore.

A third Great Northern Diver was in the estuary with single Avocet and Spotted Redshank, with counts including 662 Dunlin, 435 Teal, 384 Wigeon, 254 Dark and a Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 132 Redshank, 84 Shelduck, 56 Turnstone, 19 Ringed Plover, 11 Great Crested Grebe, nine Greenshank and three Red-breasted Merganser.

Saturday 7th December

The Dusky Warbler was still present but only showed briefly early morning, with two Goldcrest and a Sparrowhawk also noted in the bushes in the blown out conditions. 

Elsewhere 53 Gannet, 38 auk sp., 80% split in favour of Guillemot, 10 Kittiwake, four Red-throated and three Great Northern Diver, a Common Scoter and a Mediterranean Gull were offshore and counts amongst the usual suspects included 103 Shelduck, 29 Ringed Plover and 14 Sanderling.

Other Wildlife: An Atlantic Bluefin Tuna was seen breaching offshore.

Friday 6th December

The Dusky Warbler was again present but was very elusive seen for less than a few minutes all day, those waiting unsuccessfully did noted a Firecrest in the trackside bushes and an immature male Black Redstart around the Go-Karts and seawall. 

Counts from the estuary included 133 Teal, 100 Bar-tailed Godwit, 75 Grey and 23 Ringed Plover, 68 Shelduck, 38 Common and an adult Mediterranean Gull. 

Elsewhere five Great Northern and two Red-throated Diver, four Eider and a Common Scoter were offshore with nine Teal and a pair of Shoveler on the Main Pond. 

Shag (left) and Cormorant - Jim Summers

Ringing News: A total of 14 Dunlin were recorded today, 13 from the Exe and the returning Welsh ringed bird. 

Other Wildlife: Previously suspected the presence of Oak Cloud (Brown Oak Slender) Acrocercops brongniardella on site was confirmed with leafmines found on Holm Oak at Langstone Rock. 

Thursday 5th December

The Dusky Warbler was again present, today showing well all morning, often feeding low in the grass between the railway and the seawall.

Dusky Warbler - Dean Hall

Dusky Warbler - Alan Keatley

Elsewhere four Eider, three Great Northern Diver and two Common Scoter were offshore, 10 Meadow Pipit were in Greenland Lake and three Chiffchaff were around the Main Pond.

Wednesday 4th December

The reappearance of the Dusky Warbler was a surprise, again around the scrub between the Crazy Golf and Railway footbridge. It showed well for ten minutes around 10.30 before again disappearing with no further sign.

Dusky Warbler - both Jim Summers

Elsewhere a Great Northern Diver and four Eider were offshore, with 920 Oystercatcher, 88 Bar-tailed Godwit, 22 Sanderling and 10 Ringed Plover in the estuary.

Ringing News: Fourteen Exe colour-ringed Dunlin were recorded including two new birds for the winter. 

Other Wildlife: A new fungus species for the Recording Area was found whilst dipping the warbler, Spilopodia nervisequia darkening the veins on Ribwort Plantain.

Spilopodia nervisequia - Kevin Rylands

Tuesday 3rd December

A mobile Dusky Warbler around the Crazy Golf and Railway footbridge was an obvious highlight, just the Warren's second record and almost exactly 30 years since the first on 21-28 Nov 1994. Unfortunately it was only present 11:05 to 11:45, calling constantly it presumably left the area. 

Dusky Warbler - both Alan Keatley

Offshore there were 17 Great Crested Grebe, five Great Northern and five Red-throated Diver and four Eider.

Elsewhere a Lapwing was in the estuary, the Siberian Chiffchaff (tristis) was around the Main Pond, with four Chiffchaff and a Firecrest on site. Also at the Main Pond, a roost of 860 Starling, nine Teal, a pair of Shoveler, a Grey Wagtail and more unusually, a Buzzard. 

Ringing News: A good total of 16 colour-ringed Dunlin were recorded including four new for the winter, including a regularly returning bird ringed in Poland in July 2017.  

Year list addition:

184. Dusky Warbler

Other Wildlife: A very rare December Painted Lady flew past the Dusky Warbler and a Grey Squirrel was at the Station.

Sunday 1st December

A tristis Siberian Chiffchaff, the first of the year, was a new arrival amongst seven Chiffchaff, including a grey bird with a 'normal' call, four Goldcrest, a Firecrest and the Coal Tit. Also on site, 21 Meadow Pipit, six Bullfinch, two Reed Bunting, single Great Spotted and Green Woodpecker and, at the Main Pond, the Cetti's Warbler. 

The Spotted Redshank was again in the estuary, with counts of 1195 Dunlin, 484 Wigeon, 144 Redshank, 54 Bar-tailed Godwit, 93 Teal, 32 Turnstone, 20 Ringed Plover, eight Sanderling, eight Greenshank, three Mediterranean Gull and a Pale-bellied Brent Goose.

Elsewhere four Great Northern Diver and four Eider were on the sea, with two additional Great Northern Diver heading S.

Other Wildlife: Sweet Violet was one of several plants still in flower, a regular species in the BSBI New Year Plant Hunt. 

Saturday 30th November

The wintering Spotted Redshank made one of its infrequent visits on the rising evening tide, hidden amongst 169 Redshank and seven Greenshank. Other counts included 567 Wigeon, 316 Dark and a Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 100 Teal, 77 Common and a Mediterranean Gull, 71 Shelduck, a Kingfisher and a Great Northern Diver, with it or another sadly found dead later on. 

Elsewhere two Snipe and a Jack Snipe were in Greenland Lake, 11 Cirl Bunting, six Chiffchaff and three Goldcrest were on site and 11 Common Scoter, five Great Northern Diver and four Eider were offshore.

Other Wildlife: The Grey Squirrel was seen again around the Crocus Compound mid morning with presumably the same collecting acorns on the Golf Course. An adult Common and juvenile Grey Seal were on Finger Point early morning with a gingery juvenile Common Seal there later in the day.

Friday 29th November

The eastern Chiffchaff was around the Main Pond occasionally joined by a roving flock of 14 Long-tailed Tit, five Chiffchaff and three Goldcrest. The resident male Sparrowhawk was more interested in the Linnet flock on Warren Point.

Sparrowhawk - Jim Summers

Elsewhere eight Great Crested Grebe were in the estuary at low tide with four Great Northern Diver and an Eider offshore.

Monday 25th November

Interest in the estuary included a Golden Plover roosting with 73 Grey Plover, a Great Northern Diver and three Pale-bellied Brent Geese, with other counts including 65 Bar-tailed Godwit, 56 Shelduck, 41 Knot and 11 Sanderling.

Pale-bellied Brent Geese - Alan Keatley

Elsewhere there was little offshore except for two Great Northern Diver, it was also quiet in the bushes, although there was a candidate for an eastern Chiffchaff amongst with three other standard Chiffchaff around the Main Pond, although it didn't seem quite right on call or plumage for a pure tristis. 

Other Wildlife: The return to sunny dry weather encouraged a few insects on to the wing with a couple of Honey Bee and Common Wasp on the Gorse and several Buff-tailed Bumblebee on ornamental Hebe. Less expected was a very late Painted Lady briefly along the Back Path. 

More terrestrial insects included Lesser Cockroach and Kelisia sabulicola, a planthopper, in the dunes.

Kelisia sabulicola - Alan Keatley

Lesser Cockroach - Alan Keatley

Sunday 24th November

Bert delivered an even wetter and windier day with counts from a morning seawatch including 181 Kittiwake, 26 Gannet, seven Fulmar and single Common Scoter and a Great Northern Diver. 

Elsewhere 22 Sanderling were on the beach with four Chiffchaff, two Goldcrest and two Bullfinch were in the bushes. 

Beach changes - David Flack

Saturday 23rd November

Bert's arrival saw a very wet and windy day on site, but there was little passing offshore with an hour early morning only revealing a few Kittiwake heading S or foraging with an adult Mediterranean and several Common Gull. A Great Northern Diver on the sea was occasionally glimpsed between the waves.

Common Gull - Jim Summers

Counts from The Bight over high tide included 340+ Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 102 Shelduck, 74 Bar-tailed Godwit, 58 Knot, 24 Sanderling, five Ringed Plover, three Red-breasted Merganser and a Great Northern Diver. 

Ringing News: Another good day for Dunlin, with 15 colour-ringed birds noted, all from the Exe scheme and including several new for the winter, a couple of Oystercatcher were also new for the winter, with an Exe ringed Bar-tailed Godwit recorded for the first time since February 2021. 

Friday 22nd November

Counts from the estuary included at least 1420 Dunlin, 152 Dark and three Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 83 Shelduck,  81 Bar and two Black-tailed Godwit, 76 Grey and 38 Ringed Plover, 64 Knot, 27 Sanderling, six Greenshank, three Red-breasted Merganser and a Pintail.

Elsewhere 18 Great Crested Grebe, eight Great Northern and a Red-throated Diver and four Eider were offshore with at least two Chiffchaff in the bushes.

Ringing News: A total of 16 colour-ringed Dunlin were recorded today including the first Polish ringed bird of the winter. 

Wednesday 20th November

The first local ground frost of the winter brought few obvious changes except a reduction to five Chiffchaff on site, with the Dartford Warbler still on the Dune Ridge towards Warren Point. 

Counts from the estuary included 76 Shelduck, 63 Bar and a Black-tailed Godwit, 53 Grey and 18 Ringed Plover, 40 Great Black-backed Gull, three Red-breasted Merganser, two Shoveler and two Pale-bellied Brent Geese.

Elsewhere three Shoveler were at the Main Pond with four Great Northern and a Red-throated Diver offshore.

Ringing News: Three new Great Black-backed Gull were recorded, two 1cy from Portland and northern France and a 3cy from Norway. Three new Exe ringed Dunlin were also recorded, along with nine others.

Monday 18th November

An afternoon visit saw 339 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 61 Shelduck and three Greenshank in the estuary at low tide, with a pair of Shoveler and the Cetti's Warbler at the Main Pond.

Elsewhere eight Chiffchaff, two Goldcrest and a Siskin were in Dead Dolphin Wood and a Common Scoter was offshore.

Sunday 17th November

The first Dartford Warbler of the autumn was on the Dune Ridge above groyne 14, with 12 Chiffchaff and two Firecrest showing further arrivals. Also on site a Swallow around the seawall, five Shoveler, four Water Rail and a Kingfisher at the Main Pond and two Goldcrest and a Coal Tit in the bushes.

Dartford Warbler - Jim Summers

Swallow - Jim Summers

Counts from the estuary included 1105 Dunlin, 1020 Oystercatcher, 797 Wigeon, 313 Dark and three Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 227 Teal, 103 Turnstone, 62 Shelduck, 33 Knot, 21 Sanderling, five Greenshank and single Black-tailed Godwit, Cattle Egret and Pintail.

Pale and Dark-bellied Brent Geese - Jim Summers

Three Eider and a single Great Northern Diver were close in off Langstone Rock, with 11 Common Scoter, two Red-throated and a second Great Northern Diver also offshore.

Other Wildlife: A Grey Seal was fishing the shallows off Warren Point at low tide.

Saturday 16th November

An increase in waders was apparent in the estuary where counts included 1045 Dunlin, 899 Wigeon, 413 Teal, 220 Dark and four Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 190 Redshank, 65 Shelduck, 59 Knot, 55 Grey, 24 Ringed and nine Golden Plover, 55 Bar and four Black-tailed Godwit, four Greenshank, five Pintail and three Cattle Egret. 

Elsewhere 25 Great Crested Grebe, three Eider, two Great Northern and a Red-throated Diver were offshore, with another five Great Northern Diver flying S, two late Swallow and two Grey Wagtail were overhead and single Mistle Thrush and Fieldfare were in the bushes with six Chiffchaff, three Bullfinch, two Goldcrest and the Coal Tit.

Friday 15th November

Two Lesser Redpoll around the back of the Main Pond were the highlight, the first grounded birds of the year. Also around the bushes at least six Chiffchaff, three Goldcrest and a Coal Tit. 

Elsewhere singles of Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Little Grebe and Water Rail were on the Main Pond, with 12 very distant Common Scoter and three Eider offshore.

Grey Heron - Jim Summers

Thursday 14th November

A low tide visit so not much to record from the estuary, with several hundred Dark-bellied Brent Geese and 38 Shelduck feeding across the exposed mudflats. 

Offshore an apparent increase in Great Crested Grebe, with eight alongside a Great Northern Diver and four Eider, the latter on sandbars off Warren Point.

Eider - Dean Hall

Elsewhere two Kingfisher were seen on the Main Pond, with two pairs of Teal, a couple of Water Rail and a Little Grebe, with four Chiffchaff, three Goldcrest and a pair of Bullfinch in Dead Dolphin Wood.

Kingfisher - Dean Hall

Wednesday 13th November

Counts from the estuary on the afternoon high tide included 800 Dunlin, 415 Wigeon, 220 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 209 Curlew, 39 Grey and 38 Ringed Plover, 21 Bar and a Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Knot, 14 Turnstone, 10 Sanderling and a Red-breasted Merganser.

Elsewhere a Cetti's Warbler showed well at the Main Pond, presumably the same was heard earlier along the Back Path, two Water Rail and a Kingfisher were also at the pond, with eight Chiffchaff and three Goldcrest on the sunny side of the bushes.

Other Wildlife: A Red Admiral was by the Dune Pond.

Tuesday 12th November

A busy high tide around The Bight with counts including 302 Curlew, 172 Dark and four Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 67 Shelduck, 40 Bar-tailed Godwit, 38 Ringed and 31 Grey Plover, 24 Knot, 21 Sanderling, a Pintail and a Whimbrel. These flocks attracted the attention of the immature female Peregrine.

Elsewhere a Snow Bunting flew along the beach, 37 Common Scoter and five Eider were offshore, a Kingfisher was at the Main Pond and the Cetti's Warbler, three Chiffchaff and a Coal Tit in the bushes.

Year list addition:

183. Snow Bunting

Ringing news: Another good return with 15 colour-ringed Dunlin recorded, 14 locally ringed and the Welsh bird, three headstarted Curlew, an Exe ringed Grey Plover and several Oystercatcher including a Welsh individual and five new birds for the winter. 

One of these 9N was ringed on 4 February 2018 but last seen in October 2020. It was identified by reading the BTO metal ring, the colour-ring is heavily worn and this is no doubt the reason for the recorded 'absence'. 

Monday 11th November

The Sun made its first appearance of the month, bringing with it a smart male Black Redstart, actively flycatching around the sea defence boulders by the railway footbridge. The first redstart of any kind this year. 

Black Redstart - both Alan Keatley

Elsewhere 450 Dunlin, 145 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 34 Ringed and four Grey Plover, 13 Bar-tailed Godwit and five Sanderling were in the estuary with three Chiffchaff and a Coal Tit in the bushes and a couple of Water Rail squealing from the Main Pond.

Year list addition:

182. Black Redstart

Other Wildlife: The arrival of sunshine saw a few more active insects today with several Honey Bee and Buff-tailed Bumblebee on flowering Gorse. Warming up on the wooden rail in Skipper Meadow, a Red Admiral and the muscid fly Phaonia tuguriorum.

Phaonia tuguriorum - Alan Keatley

On the beach, a couple of Hypocassus dimidiatus clown beetle were below the geotubes.

Hypocassus dimidiatus - Alan Keatley

Sunday 10th November

Some light but varied vismig early morning with the highlight 24 Fieldfare, the first of the year, also overhead 170 Woodpigeon, 22 Chaffinch, 22 Skylark, 19 Jackdaw, 12 Redwing, seven Lapwing, two Bullfinch and single Grey Wagtail, Jay and Rook.

The Spotted Redshank made a reappearance in the estuary where counts included 1063 Wigeon, 220 Teal, 43 Turnstone, 29 Ringed and two Grey Plover, 14 Greenshank, 13 Sanderling, three Knot, two Black-tailed Godwit, two Mediterranean Gull, a Kingfisher and a Pintail.

Elsewhere five Common Scoter, five Eider and a Red-breasted Merganser were offshore with three Chiffchaff, three Goldcrest and single Blackcap, Coal Tit and Firecrest in the bushes.

Year list addition:

181. Fieldfare

Saturday 9th November

Counts from the estuary included 560 Dunlin, 62 Turnstone, 46 Shelduck, 41 Ringed Plover, 28 Sanderling, 11 Greenshank, three Pintail and single Black-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel and Red-breasted Merganser. 

Elsewhere two Egyptian Geese flew in off the sea, with 49 Chaffinch, 49 Goldfinch, five Siskin and a Grey Wagtail overhead and two Firecrest in the bushes, along with six Chiffchaff, three Goldcrest, two Redwing and a Blackcap.

Ringing News: A total of nine colour-ringed Dunlin were noted today, seven Exe ringed birds, a Welsh bird that was here last winter and a new Spanish ringed bird that is presumably still on its way south...

Friday 8th November

Counts from the estuary included 830 Dunlin, 225 Curlew, 36 Grey and 31 Ringed Plover, 22 Bar-tailed Godwit, 22 Knot, 13 Sanderling and the late/overwintering? Whimbrel.

Elsewhere the five Eider, two Common Scoter, a Great Northern Diver and an adult Mediterranean Gull were offshore with seven Chiffchaff, five Goldcrest and a Coal Tit in the bushes.

Other Wildlife: The continuing dull overcast weather has effectively put a lid on flying insects with just a few Common Wasp hanging on to the remaining Ivy flowers. Not particularly affected by the weather a seaweed rove beetle Cafius xantholoma was found under driftwood and under a log in the dunes, a Coastal Groundbug Beosus maritimus. 

Coastal Groundbug Beosus maritimus - Alan Keatley

Cafius xantholoma - Alan Keatley

Ever present, but only occasionally spotted, a Stoat ran across the carpark.

Giant Willow Aphid - Alan Keatley