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We were at a wedding in Lancashire yesterday, which (as luck would have it) happened to be less than an hour away from a tick, so after breakfast this morning we headed up there. We had the adult Bonaparte's Gull almost as soon as we arrived at Heysham, sat on the sea adjacent to the power station, where it remained for maybe 40 minutes before flying north to the outfall. My 399th British tick...what will be number 400?!

Bonaparte's Gull

Gull-covered rocks at Heysham

We then headed a short distance north to Warton Crags in Silverdale, a site I've not been to before. Our quarry was High Brown Fritillary, but the weather wasn't ideal - relatively cool (only 20), overcast, and with a fair breeze from the east. I had flight views of a couple of fritillaries, but they weren't ID'able and wouldn't settle, which was a shame. Still, it means another visit another time, maybe a long weekend next year - it's a lovely area and there's plenty of other places to visit.

Looking west from Warton Crags