Thursday 6 August 2009

15:00 Dry, warm, sunny, 19 o C. Wind WNW 3mph 5kph. Humidity 59%. Pressure 1020mB. Visibility very good. High tide today 12:33 8.57m. Lock gates open.

The swallows are swooping round the lock and the swing bridge, catching flying ants.





In the dock basin mainly the usual suspects, plus the swans that are normally seen in the main dock and a common tern catching little fish in the shallows.






Black-headed gulls x 5
Common gulls x 10
Coots x 3
Mallard x 8, including 6 adolescents
Mute swans x 2
Common tern x 1



Some interesting butterflies near the riverside path. A couple of common blues, one looking almost purple, and a very faded gatekeeper which was not initially easy to identify.