On a low tide visit Sandwich Tern were gathering on an offshore sandbar with at least 35 present, with another 20 in the lower estuary. Apart from the occasional call from one of the breeding warblers and the begging calls of the young Sparrowhawk, the reserve was relatively quiet during the warmth of the afternoon.
Other Wildlife: Numerous species of bees are now nectaring on Common Fleabane in the flower meadows including Bronze Furrow Bee Halictus tumulorum, White-zoned Furrow Bee Lasioglossum leucozonium, Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes, Sandpit Blood Bee Sphecodes pellucidus and Red-tailed Bumblebee.
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| Bronze Furrow Bee Halictus tumulorum - Alan Keatley |
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| Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes - Alan Keatley |
Migratory hoverflies were also still in evidence with several Compost Hoverfly Syritta pipiens and White-clubbed Glasswing Scaeva pyrastri, joined by a lone Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus.
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus - Alan Keatley
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