Monday 1st June

Wader counts from the estuary included 35 Sanderling, nine Turnstone, eight Grey and four Ringed Plover, eight Whimbrel and three Dunlin. Also present this evening at least 10 Black-headed Gull, eight Sandwich Tern and a 2CY Mediterranean Gull.

Sanderling - Jim Summers

Elsewhere 930 Manx Shearwater, 30 Gannet, 20 Kittiwake and a Fulmar flew south, a Kingfisher was at the Main Pond with at least one fledged Little Grebe and the 5CY Yellow-legged Gull was on the beach.

Little Grebe - Jim Summers

Other Wildlife: A change to wet overcast weather put a lid on most insect activity. A few day-flying moths were tucked in vegetation including a few Bramble Bronze Argolamprotes micella amongst the numerous Diamond-back.

Bramble Bronze Argolamprotes micella - Alan Keatley

Also noted in sheltered areas, the plant bug Capsodes sulcatus, the barkfly Mesopsocus immunis and Armed Crabro Digger Wasp C. peltarius.

Mesopsocus immunis - Alan Keatley

Armed Crabro Digger Wasp C. peltarius - Alan Keatley