That's better!
Had a right nightmare with the blog server for the last few days, so apologies to anyone who may have tried to get on and couldn't.
Hopefully it'll be okay now.
Why are the bloody machines called "servers" if they don't serve????
In the unlikely event anyone tried to post a comment, please submit it again - the blog works better if people tell everyone else what they're seeing...
Anyway, back at Marshside today in the wall to wall sun.
Fairly quiet, but still good as the road closed signs at the Marshside Road junction meant I could jaywalk down to Polly's Creek and actually hear birds singing....
Swallows still around Sandgrounders of course, and Starlings flocking on both sides of the road already, with quite a few youngsters in tow.
One Little Egret with the Grey Herons off Sandgrounders.
In the sun a few Common Blue butterflies had joined the Green Veined Whites, and the Whitethroats were sitting up in the open, but the Sedgies were oddly quiet.
Walked down to Nels, past a male and female House Sparrow foraging along the bank.
Down at Nels there were a few Dunlins (15-20) and at least 30 Ringed Plovers, which was nice.
Reed Warbler still down there, and at least one Curlew Sandpiper at the back of the pool, but too far off to get a decent shot.
Avocets going crazy as usual, but not too many raptors about, just the superb Kestrel at the top of the blog, and a circling Sparrowhawk over the golf course, but tomorrow is another day (if the blog is still working).
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes to the skies...
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Maurice Pons wrote...
Just a few recent entomological sightings.
Yesterday 31 May I watched a large female Red Admiral busily egg laying on a nettle patch adjacent to Crosby Coastguard with good numbers of Common Blues and Small Heaths flying in the same area.
At Neston last week fully grown Oak Eggar and Drinker Moth caterpillars were on the move to pupation sites with a Wall Brown butterfly on the wing down by the marsh.
On Leasowe sea wall there was a fully grown Burnet moth caterpillar together with several newly emerged Cinnabar moths drying their wings.
Posted by: Maurice Pons | June 1, 2008 9:09 AM