Friday 12 July 2019

There was a cool north-westerly wind blowing today, but the overcast sky in the morning gave way to sunshine in the afternoon and the temperature felt more summery, making it better weather for butterflies and day-flying moths.

Six-spot Burnet
The Herring Gulls at the North End colony have pretty much all fledged their offspring now, there have been upwards of 25 juvenile Herring Gulls recorded at one time.

Juvenile Herring Gull, if you look closely you can see there is a metal ring on its leg.
Once again juvenile Wheatears were seen all around the island, but most concentrated on Solfach and the area surrounding the beach.
Wheatear
Birds around include: one Common Sandpiper, two Turnstones, 18 Curlews, three Redshanks, two adult Shelducks with three chicks and one Kestrel.

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