A lovely warm day although a sea mist rolled in early even. Around the Lighthouse there was plenty of activity with a brood of young Swallows giving their parents plenty of work to do. The local House Martins were also busy wheeling around in the sunshine. Both hirundines were shown up in terms of aerobatics, however, by a pair of Swifts that were zooming the Lighthouse, possibly investigating for a potential nest site.
Swift (C) Greg Lee |
Elsewhere, two Redshanks, three Common Sandpipers and a Black-headed Gull were on Solfach. An impressive 18 Risso's Dolphins passed south along the West Coast, providing good views for the Observatory staff. The numbers of Large White butterflies continues to increase including a maelstrom of five seen swirling in the Observatory garden and the first Small White of the year was spotted.
Large White (C) Greg Lee |
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