Got a walk round the Sands Lake in before brekky this morning, as the day started shaping up into a scorcher - man, is it gonna be busy on the beach later!
Three Willow Warblers singing away on territory, with at least two Whitethroats doin' the same, and one carrying food.
Few Goldfinches dropped in, before heading back to garden feeder land.
A Common Sandpiper was on the muddy fringe at the southern end of the lake - they seem to like this spot early doors, and a male Blackcap was doing its best to be heard above the increasing roar of the Coast Road traffic.
Common Blue and Four Spotted Chaser on the wing by the slacks, and a Cuckoo zipped through there at about 9am - possibly the bird I heard yesterday.
A juv type Peregriine came in high from the east and circled over the beach before it drifted off into the blue.
Classic conditions for a fly-over as it warms up (Honey Buzzard over Seaforth yesterday), so if ever the phrase was appropriate, today is the day!
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes to the skies...
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Sand Lizards (plural!) 3 years I picked litter off them there hills and only had a fleeting glimpse of one - singular - you are a lucky guy.
Dave
Went to Nels today hoping to film the Curlew Sand, but no luck. Back from Lesvos last week (more anon) and missed filming them there through own indolence "will get them later", with birds close and in absolutely 100% breeding kit.
Pair of Garganeys from Nels, keeping out of sight most of time. Interesting!
Noticed passage of hard flying sandy coloured butterflies heading east . Guessed correctly at Painted Ladies and passage continuing later in Churchtown (and all over SW Lancs?).
A few showed a brief interest in Sycamore flower tassles but they mainly just kept going and in a direct manner that reminded non-lepidopterist me of day flying moths.
Hard to switch back to our pretty limited wildlife after the riches of Lessie. I guess you'll be feeling similar after your Finmark wherever trip. Booze cheaper than Finmark in Les though!
Ron
At least 20 Painted Ladies in the garden this evening in Formby.
It was impossible not to notice Painted Ladies today whilst on the road in Liverpool and on the Wirral, especially when driving on an East/West road, such as the one from Bidston to Hoylake as they flew across from South to North.
At lunchtime I walked from Meols to Moreton and although there were a good few which seem to have taken up residence locally together with several very worn Red Admirals, many more came zooming from inland, over the sea wall,and northwards out over the incoming tide.
In 1988, another great Painted Lady summer, I was on holiday on the Isle of Man and watched lots of them arriving from off the sea on the southern tip at Castletown.
When I got home this evening there were two well worn individuals in my garden on the Valerian.
John, my friend Steve Gregory, states that there is another white Moorhen on the lake. Well, on the island. These are from the same parents. Not from the white Moorhens but from the black Moorhens. Sorry, is that not PC!! Robin.