LBO Home Page

Sunday 8th July 2018


Brown Argus on parched sun scorched vegetation.

Once again today's migrant is a Yellow Wagtail heading south. Offshore southbound 5 Barnacle geese & 4 Oyk with northbound 4 Sandwich Tern and a Swift. On site a Swallow paid a brief visit but otherwise its down to baby birds.


Bee Moth is a clever devil having the ability to enter nests of bees and wasps to lay eggs without getting attacked. Its larvae then consumes the contents of the nests.

10 birds ringed: 3 House Sparrow, 3 Linnet, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Wren.