Coffee and sausage roll after a chat with MF and an inspection of the new reserve reception building which opened today and which looks so much better than the 'container' office and must be a relief to the staff after these recent sweltering conditions.
Below Comma, Small Skipper, Cheilosia illustrata, Macrophya rufipes, Rutpela maculata, Black-tailed Skimmer, Banded Demoiselle, Brown China-mark.
The usual butterflies, some mating Donacia beetles and a few other hoverfly species, Eristalis intracaria being the most obvious.
Bird-wise, just a raptor day with four juvenile Marsh Harriers in the air together, a noisy young Kestrel chasing a parent and a food-pass along the boardwalk between Sparrowhawks - not sure if it was adult to adult or adult to juvenile.
A noisy Avocet went out across the Solent and a few Swifts and Swallows were seen but otherwise very quiet.
The coastal breeze and some light cloud cover was very welcome.
