On route were -
Bee Fly 3 - No idea what their real names are but these are the first Ive seen in Northumberland.
Bee Fly on Lungwort.
Our first butterflies of the year -
Left , Peacock and Right, Small Tortoiseshell
2 Grey Seals were easily seen on the mill pond flat sea.
Sparrowhawk 2+
Blackcap 3 singing
Brown Hare 1
But no Willow Warblers or hirundines...
Today, I met up with JWR to do an atlas count at Seaton Point, Boulmer. 3+ Sand martins were at the breeding colony, several Bar tailed Godwits and 2 Grey Plovers were on the beach.
From here we called at Alnmouth where this was the bird of the day -
A bright male Yellow Wagtail with a few Meadow Pipits.
Unfortunately nothing to add to the OFFH list, but it wont be long now...
PS A nice sunset from the kitchen window too...
PS A nice sunset from the kitchen window too...
3 comments:
Stewart ,
Don't know if you were asking , but your Bee-fly is officially -
a True Fly of the family Bombyliidae , Bombylius major .
Great Yellow Wagtail , can't find one down here .
Certainly did feel like summer this weekend. Long may it last. Your photos reflect the weekend very well. Brian.
Lovely selection here, Stewart. Thanks for the advice: I seem to have cracked the problem with my header.
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