A quite glorious morning, a blue sky as few puffy white clouds and sunshine. The early lighting effects of the low sun casting a glow across the National Nature Reserve.
From the Hawthorn bush, came the tinkling sound of a charm of Goldfinches, the flashes of gold on their wings showing up really well, as does the red spot on the head.
A flash of white, plus the squeaky call, helped me locate the Bullfinch, just as it landed in amongst the rambling twines of the Traveller’s Joy.
While down towards the Lighthouse a couple of Chiffchaffs were flitting about, the dullish greenish colour in distinct contrast from the bright reddy orange of the Robin’s chest and its glossy brown body. Nearby a warbler – possibly a late Willow Warbler, but having a distinct ring around its eye.
After another 10mm of rain yesterday, the ground has a distinctly damp feel to it, and some of our molluscs were taking advantage of that, with the Wall Snail, Spiral Snail and Trapdoor Snail all in evidence as they slid across the vegetation.
The water droplets covering some plants including many of the Tamarisk frond, and the reflections of the sunlight on these individual blobs of water, provided a kaleidoscope of colours, gold, silver, yellow and greens in particular
Looping across the sky above, the long tails of the Wagtails easily seen, as they called it was possible to identify them as Pied Wagtails.
A patch of Ivy was covered in its pale lemon coloured flowers, and buzzing around feeding on this late nectar source were a number of Common Wasps, plus some flies – some with red eyes, other really tiny while others were green in colour – must get better at my Fly identification.
A couple of Speckled Wood butterflies spiralling upwards
In the acorn laden Holm Oak stand a couple of Grey Squirrels were sitting gorging on the acorns, their front feet holding firm as they munched. A couple of Jays squawking loudly the blue wing flashes catching the light as it flew.