Little on show in the estuary at low tide, although 24 Curlew, 22 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, three Ringed Plover and two Dunlin were on the mudflats and four Sandwich Tern fished the channels. The stiff southwesterly kept birds in cover elsewhere around the reserve.
Other Wildlife: A change to overcast weather resulted in no butterflies and bees on the wing except for a few Buff-tailed Bumblebee and a Red-tailed Bumblebee searching for a nest hole.
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| Red-tailed Bumblebee - Alan Keatley |
Along the beach were a few ground beetles; including Clivina collaris and Acupalpus dubius, plus a few Psylliodes marcida flea beetles and a Lined Click Beetle Agriotes lineatus.
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| Clivina collaris - Alan Keatley |
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| Lined Click Beetle Agriotes lineatus - Alan Keatley |
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| Acupalpus dubius - Alan Keatley |
The tiny leaf-litter ant at just 3mm, Temnothorax nylanderi was found near the station.
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| Temnothorax nylanderi - Alan Keatley |
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