Sunday, 8 June 2025

Miscellany

First-summer Mediterranean Gull - Duckpond.

A Great Northern Diver, 5 Sandwich Terns and 1 Black-headed Gull off the seafront this morning.
Yesterday off there - 2 Sandwich Terns, 3 Shelducks, 1 Black-headed Gull, 5+ Manx Shearwaters, 1 adult Mediterranen Gull and c12+ Common Scoters. Off Mudbank - a flock of c50 small waders consisted of at least 11 Sanderling and c30+ Dunlin. Also - 4 Grey Plovers, 1 Knot, 10 Sandwich Terns, 12 Canada Geese, 3 Mallard, 20+ Black-headed Gulls, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 first-summer Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Shelduck and 14+ Swallows.




Brown Rat - Imperial rec.


Pitcher Plant - Woodbury Common.

Some variation in Heath Spotted Orchid markings...





Almost trod on this Adder today.


Lots of Grass Waves on the wing today.


I spent some time looking at the Bystock Common Spotted Orchids today. Quite a few found but all pretty small after the prolonged dry spell.



Large Skipper.


Emperor Dragonfly.


Dartford Warbler.

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