A large flock of Greylag circled and settled by the golf course, and several skeins of Pink Footed geese totalling about flew south
On the shore, a few seals bobbed up and down just offshore, trying to keep their noses dry. Three of them playfully chased and sniffed each other noses. Yet another lay on rocks.
In between seal watching, I spotted a Guillemot, a few Gannets flying far offshore, two red-throated divers and a Great Crested grebe. Five House Martins appeared to still be settled on Selwick bay. One of them took on chasing a Pied Wagtail, to the annoyance of the wagtail.
Insects were still abundant. On the Butterflies and moths I saw many Red Admirals, 2 Painted ladies, 1 Large White, 1 Comma and a few Small whites and a Silver Y.
I went down to the beach at Selwick bay for lunch after a walk around the headland. On the steep steps, a couple of Stonechats watched for insects, and allowed me to approach and then watch them for a while.
A view of Selwick (Silex) bay
Greylag
Osprey mobbed by Carrion crows
Guillemot
Small Tortoiseshell pupa.
The headland at low tide.
A dead common shrew on the path.
Great Crested Grebe.
Distant shots of Red-Throated divers.
Common Darter.
Red Admiral.
Pink-footed geese migrating.
The leaders of the flock.
Ichneumon Pimpla sp.
Large White.
A large male Colletes, possibly hederae? UPDATE 1/10/16. Ian Beavis at Twitter indeed confirmed this is an Ivy Bee Colletes hederae, the northernmost British record and first for Yorkshire! I guess the SW winds might have aided dispersing individuals north to this well known migration spot.
Another shot of the Ivy Bee.
Small White.
Red Underwing.
Female Stonechat.
Male Stonechat.
Common Field Grasshopper with barnacles.
Loafing seals.
Painted Lady.
Stonechat.
