Monday, 5 May 2025

Typical seawatch and Orange Tip

On Monday, after an unscheduled visit to the JPH, I rushed to Baker's Score, Corton after several Manxies were seen flying north of Ness Pt, despite a 20 minute seawatch I didn't see any, after a phone call I had to return back to JPH, before that all I saw were 2 groups of 3 Common Terns heading north. I haven't sen any Manxies off Suffolk for yonks, the last ones I have seen were actually off Tenby, west Wales in 2021. Late afternoon a fine male Orange Tip flew around the back garden but didn't settle and quickly flew north. Finally a look around Gunton revealed a fine Early Purple Orchid flowering, my first in Lowestoft for several years (thanks to Paul and Jane for the info). No GWs nearby and the Bee Orchid rosette had had its wings clipped sadly (over zealous mowing and totally ignoring my pleas not to this area of grass).

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