Southbound 35 Wood Pigeon (where are they going in June ?), 13 Black-headed Gull, 6 Curlew, 5 Swift, 4 Gadwal, 3 Swallow, 2 Common Gull, Canada Goose, Sand Martin, Tufted Duck & Whimbrel with northbound 4 Sandwich Tern. A Blackcap will be a failed breeder wandering with a Black Redstart on the reserve just a tad distant to see whether it's an adult or a youngster going off on it's own. First baby Lesser 'throats of the year have come out to play.
First Clouded Yellow of the year was on the reserve with a Large Skipper in the Fort moat also well worth a mention as we failed to see one in 2024.
Acleris ferrugana shows two tufts of scales a quarter back from the head which, according to some literature is diagnostic, but in others is not. More confusion reigns as published photos of this &
A.notana have been labelled incorrectly !
Ringing: 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Dunnock, 1 Great Tit, 1 Wren.
