Driving over, I passed a field full of linseed which was a pleasant sight, and I noticed some Dryad's saddle fungus too.
I had chosen Cayton Bay to see the sea, hoping it would be a pleasant beach and it was. The sun broke through the last of the cloud soon after I arrived too! I didn't do a lot there; a look in the rock pools, dipping my feet in the sea and then just sitting and enjoying the sound of the sea and reading a little.
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| The largest pool was full of these, which I think are young sand eels. |
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| crane fly |
As it wasn't far away, I decided to make a brief visit to Bempton Cliffs on the way home. There, I saw the usual birds - gannets, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes and puffins, plus tree sparrows.
There were also a few bugs, of course, including the red and black froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata) and a pill bug.
My time outdoors didn't end there though! Home for a few days this week is a former chapel and so this evening, around 10pm, I took the bat detector out for a walk in the neighbouring cemetery. I saw two species of bat - common pipistrelle and another one that I'm not sure about off the top of my head but was much larger than a pipistrelle and I'd hazard a guess at Brown Long Eared. There were also a few cockchafers around. I could hear them buzzing in the air and also walking around in grass and on the shrubs as well as see them flying by.
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| Home for a few days |
30 Days Wild begins properly tomorrow... I don't have a single thing planned for it yet, I'll just take it a day at a time and see where it takes me :)
You picked a gorgeous day for the trip, your photos look very inviting! Always a joy to see the birds at Bempton :) I must admit i'm playing 30 Days Wild by ear (again), first half of the month is busy so we'll see!
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