South Beach: Saw a guy looking at birds flying south just offshore. Thumbing through his bird book I asked him what he thought they were. He replied Oystercatcher, I then dropped him a clanger. They were five male Tufted Duck. He then told me how he had travelled with his grandson for 2 hours to Minismere and failed to add to his small list. So I asked if he had ever seen a kittiwake. To which he said no, to which I replied there is one flying by. So take your grandson to the Claremont and see the nests. He was well pleased.
Butterfly Day today: So we saw a few about 500 in all, with RINGLET, GATEWAY, SMALL COPPER, SIX SPOTTED BURNETT, RED ADMIRAL, and PAINTED LADY in the garden. Also SOUTHEREN HAWKER female. I think this is also a Funnel Web spider a pair of Hornet Wasps doing the business.
Labyrinth spider (Agelena Labyrinthica )
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