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Thursday 12th June 2014



Another hot and sunny day with very little breeze. Migrants included 3 Reed Warblers, a male Blackcap, 3 Coal Tits and 8 Swift (2 north & 6 south).

A total of 109 species of moth were recorded this morning, the highlights in the traps were our 2nd Ghost moth,see above, and our 3rd Case-bearing Clothes Moth. The day flying moths included the first Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet for the site and 3 Hummingbird Hawk-moths.


17 Birds ringed; 8 Linnet, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Great Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Blackcap.