Greenshanks and Wraik Hill

26th April

Very strong F6 NE wind 8 degs again, like this all month. Down by the huts a wheatear was still present and on a tidal pool a greenshank was feeding, unusual to see this lately. In the field opp the Sportsman 72 common gulls and 7 Meds gulls and 8 whimbrel and 2 ravens flew over plus 1 buzzard and 1 swallow.

28th April

At W.Hill 2-3 nightingales, 2 l t tits, whitethroat and lesser whitethroat not much else so I went to SS finding 5 greenshanks in a pool plus the huts wheatear. Found a few hoverflies.

                                                                 

                                                                       Eristalis pertinax

                                                                  Eristalis pertinax

                                                                   Common Carder

                                                             Platycheirus albimanus

                                                     Short-fringed Mining bee- Andrena dorsata

                                                                Goodens Nomad Bee 

                                                                        Syrphus sp

                                                                 Platycheirus scutatus

                                         Fork-jawed Nomad Bee -Noamada ruficornis

The ground was cracking up as so dry and coldest April for ten or more years.

                                                                   Wheatear at Seasalter