<\/span> Eastbourne mist<\/span><\/p>\nOn a more positive note, I was surprised at the difference in the wildlife. Although the ubiquitous herring gulls were there in abundance, I also saw other varieties including this black-backed gull. Among the other birds spotted were a second and third 'first' for me: a pair of cormorants on distant rock, and a whitethroat. As well as the unexpected change in the variety of birds, I also spotted a cinnabar moth, and what I think is a Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary butterfly. Both new to me. I think the success of the day is telling me to get out and about a bit more. Mind you there's still plenty to see in the garden, so expect more from there over the next few days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[980,992,1044,989],"tags":[33,233,297,24],"class_list":["post-864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds-2","category-butterfly-insects-2","category-coastal","category-water-birds-birds-2","tag-birds","tag-butterflies","tag-eastbourne","tag-wildlife-2","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t
<\/span>Black backed Gull<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> Herring Gull<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> Cormorants in the distance<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> Common Whitethroat<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> Cinnabar moth (the best of several terrible shots)<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary<\/span><\/p>\n