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22nd May

A Bee-eater was heard calling over the Long Pits this morning and two Ring-necked Parakeets also flew north. Two Spotted Flycatchers were seen on the Point. A Red-legged Partridge was singing at the top of the estate.

Three Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

The first Speckled Wood of the spring was seen along with two Painted Ladies and four Brown Argus. Fifty-nine Variable Damselflies were seen at the Long Pits

Elsewhere, a female Red-footed Falcon was found at Hookers Pit on the RSPB Reserve this afternoon.