June 6th

The warm weather had returned this morning as we walked from Chamber's Wall to the Oyster Farm. It was still relatively quiet but we did see 1 Common Buzzard, 7 Goldfinches, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 12 Whitethroats, 1 Kestrel, 6 Linnets, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 7 Mallard, 1 Fulmar W, 19 Turnstone, 3 Oystercatchers, 6 Ringed Plovers, 4 Swifts W, 2 Mallard, 2 Lapwings, 1 Corn Bunting, 5 Coot, 1 Cuckoo and 1 Lesser Whitethroat.

Summering Turnstone

There were at least 10 Long-horned Bees in our garden at at Bishopstone this afternoon

Male Long-horned Bee