A local walk with some warmth still in the sun and virtually no wind found a few insects still on the wing. Several quite fresh Speckled Woods, quite a few Yellow Dung Flies and soldierflies which I assume were Sargus bipunctatus but no late Common Darters nor Red Admirals.
Birdwise a birdtrack list of 34 species in 30 minutes or so saw several species missing- Great Tit, Pied Wagtail and Dunnock - but made up for by the very noisy Water Rail, the first Cettis for a while and, best of all, a Firecrest along 'butterfly alley', my first ever on Portsea Island. Luckily, it came out of thick scrub, enticed by my pishing and gave good views.
Raptors have been a bit thin but a Common Buzzard went west and then came back eastwards but much lower annoying all the gulls and feral doves.
