one terrified vole

we have been very fortunate loclaly with a lack of Mink in our clay pits but today I came across two together hunting Water Voles in one of the pits--this vole was sat on top of the water weed freezing presumably to avoid detection

good night gulls

gull watching is pretty exhausting when there are 100's to look through so it is sometimes a relief when they go off to roost!

M Harrier

another bash at my local juvenile circus in some beautiful evening light

Med Gull fest

over the last three days there have been at least 20 Med Gulls on my local patch, 15 today alone and more birds over the last two weeks--unprecedented numbers----three different adults seen here----

more Meds

a first-summer and second summer 2cy 3cy Meds from the patch this afternoon---two of eight birds seen in 2 hours

more Darters

checked my local site for Red-veined today but no sign though Ruddy and Commons in the same area now-- a Common here

bridge show

a few images from the Humber Bridge fireworks party livening up the local gulls for tomorrow!

Crowle

an afternoon at Crowle produced good numbers of Common Hawker, 3+ Southern, 500+ Black Darter, 30+ Ruddy Darter, 200+ Emerald Damsels, 1 Large Heath

more dragons

Common Hawker male and female, neither performing well for the camera, Black Darters

insects today

Red Admiral and Comma late evening and a female/teneral Black-tailed Skimmer

juv MH

juvenile Marsh Harriers on the local patch

Circus

as a change from gulls and terns had a go at our juvenile Marsh Harriers just getting on the wing--always good to see that local nests have fledged young

WEdge Med

this adult Mediterranean Gull was on Waters' Edge this afternoon---one of the 15+ birds seen around the pits complex in the last 2 weeks, an unprecedented number