Another lazy start to the day paid off again. Not arriving at the obs until 08.15 I was disappointed to have missed a Pomarine Skua, but the bird of the day went north after the early shift had gone home. A Black-necked Grebe (only the 4th ever past the obs) was the star, passing at a reasonable distance for the 3 of us remaining. Shortly after 31 Barnacle Geese flew north, close inshore.
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| Barnacle Geese |
With the sun out and feeling warm I headed down to Kibblesworth. Boat-loads of damsels were out, mostly Common Blue, but also Large Red and Azure, while 25+ Four-spotted Chaser were already on the wing. A surprise find was a very early, newly emerged Black-tailed Skimmer.
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| Four-spotted Chaser |
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| Black-tailed Skimmer |
At first there were surprisingly few butterflies about, but on the way back to the car were Dingy Skipper, Small Heath, Common Blue and Small Tortoiseshell.
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| Dingy Skipper |
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| Common Blue |
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| Small Heath |
An optimistic look over the bridge at Lamesley produced an early Banded Demoiselle fly catching from the bank-side vegetation.
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| Banded Demoiselle |
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| Long-eared Owl |
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