Penny Clarke
Well-known member
Late posting of sightings for:
Saturday 7th July - Holme 11.20am
Stunning sunny day, have not been to Holme for about 3 weeks, serious withdrawel symptoms!!!
Attempted to take my shiny new car down the Firs road and made it over the nasty ramp near pay hut!!!
Had a quick chin wag with Jed, Sophie, Ken etc etc and then went straight over for seawatch. Saw 6 turnstones going west, 11 gannets (at least) going west, 1 sandwich tern, 18 little terns - all close by shore and feeding, beautiful to watch, 1 fulmar west, 1 cormorants east, 1 manx shearwater west, few black headed gulls, 1 brilliant view of med gull over my head (almost). It was so wonderful just to sit on the dunes on a sunny day and soak up the scenery, with the waves crashing on the shore and terns diving for fish - I never tire of this magical place. Back on the reserve, several red admirals, small tortoiseshell, 1 comma and 1 greenshank flew over. Lots of banter and glorious sunshine. Finished up with a raspberry ice cream from the NWT Firs House.
Saturday 8th July
Silver studded blues (lots) at Buxton Heath.
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
Saturday 7th July - Holme 11.20am
Stunning sunny day, have not been to Holme for about 3 weeks, serious withdrawel symptoms!!!
Attempted to take my shiny new car down the Firs road and made it over the nasty ramp near pay hut!!!
Had a quick chin wag with Jed, Sophie, Ken etc etc and then went straight over for seawatch. Saw 6 turnstones going west, 11 gannets (at least) going west, 1 sandwich tern, 18 little terns - all close by shore and feeding, beautiful to watch, 1 fulmar west, 1 cormorants east, 1 manx shearwater west, few black headed gulls, 1 brilliant view of med gull over my head (almost). It was so wonderful just to sit on the dunes on a sunny day and soak up the scenery, with the waves crashing on the shore and terns diving for fish - I never tire of this magical place. Back on the reserve, several red admirals, small tortoiseshell, 1 comma and 1 greenshank flew over. Lots of banter and glorious sunshine. Finished up with a raspberry ice cream from the NWT Firs House.
Saturday 8th July
Silver studded blues (lots) at Buxton Heath.
Best Wishes Penny:girl: