Some photos from West Links, Arbroath where I spent less than an hour waiting to do my chauffeur duty. Not much at all to see, but at least the light was good at high tide.
Below the birds are a few hoverflies and insects seen around my pond and Olive's garden.
Late news: the House Martin nest fell down today, there's no evidence of dead chicks but given the adults behaviour recently there must have been chicks close to fledging. Let's do a Michela Strachan and hope they made it. I'm now investigating man-made nests as it's the second nest to fall in three years. It seems the bond in the mud has broken at the same point in both years it failed. I might remove the remains of the nest so they build a new base, unless they build again too soon.
Redshanks in the seaside sun, returning from breeding, hopefully they've left independent young behind
Oystercatcher at West Links, Arbroath. Some nest on nearby roofs and can be seen flying to the beach to forage
Just a few of last years young Black-headed Gulls near the paddling pool at West Links, Med Gulls back soon I hope
A young Carrion Crow with a patterned breast and belly
Juvenile Blackbird thinking about investigating Olive's kitchen, so am I it's near tea-time
Broad Centurion Soldier Fly Chloromyia formosa, well I'm confident that's correct
Common Banded Hoverfly Syrphus ribesii one I record every year in my garden
Another Common Carder Bee, they're very common, there's not many places I haven't seen them
Common Spotted Eupeodes Hoverfly, Eupeodes luniger
Narcissus Bulb Fly Merodon equestris, things are going too well, I'm bound to have something wrong!
Full frontal view...
Olive's planted Lupins in her garden, the birds planted this one and others in mine
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