A continuing build up of Mediterranean Gull saw at least 52 either passing through or stopping to fed offshore or in the estuary. Also offshore c30 Manx Shearwater, 15 Sandwich Tern and an Arctic Skua.
Elsewhere 11 Redshank, eight Whimbrel, three Bar-tailed Godwit and two Grey Plover were in The Bight, but as predicted, there was unfortunately no sign of yesterday's Woodchat.
Ringing News: A Danish ringed Sandwich Tern and the third UK Mediterranean Gull of the month showed the origin of some of the recent arrivals.
Other Wildlife: A damp and overcast start limited early insect activity with a sleepy Small Shaggy Bee Panurgus calcaratus having a lay in!
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| Small Shaggy Bee Panurgus calcaratus - Alan Keatley |
As it brightened hundreds of leafcutter bees were feeding on the emerging bramble, with a year high 13 species of butterfly, including Painted Lady and an increase in Large White and Red Admiral.
Silvery Leafcutter Megachile leachella - Alan Keatley
Also on the wing the first summer generation Noon Fly Mesembrina meridiana on site for five years was in Skipper Meadow, with Hornet Plumehorn Volucella zonaria on the Golf Course, the cranefly Nephrotoma guestfalica on Warren Point and a Broad-banded Epistrophe E. grossulariae in the Buffer Zone.
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| Noon Fly Mesembrina meridiana - Alan Keatley |
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| Nephrotoma guestfalica - Alan Keatley |
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