It was good to see something different along south beach this morning as a Sandwich Tern flew past and landed on one of the breakwaters and a male partial eclipse Eider swam mostly south, but idled a bit in the calm water out of the waves near the breakwaters.
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Male Eider off south beach this morning
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Sandwich Tern
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The burnet moths are out and about and look spectacular in the sun.
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5 Spot Burnet Moth on Bird's Foot Trefoil
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5 Spot Burnet showing proboscis, on a Common Spotted Orchid
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5 Spot Burnet on white clover
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Common Spotted Orchid
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The species of dragonflies on the wing are getting more diverse now as we move through the months - Emperor and Black-tailed Skimmer are now daily sights along the south side of the Mere.
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Black-tailed Skimmer
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Emperor dragonfly
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Emperors seem easier to catch in flight than they are when stationary 😂
Linnets are a joy to watch and to hear singing - common birds but so beautiful.
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| Linnet |
Our butterfly population is suffering badly with numbers way down on last year already. We did have a sudden explosion of Meadow Brown numbers on Tuesday though so it's not all bad news.
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| One of several hundred Meadow Brown butterflies |
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